We receive an oath expiation in money, fixed at ten dinars, to be given to ten poor people. Is it permissible to feed one poor person for ten days?
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The questioner : At times, an oath expiation comes to us.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A man who has sworn an oath, a Bedouin, brings his expiation to the zakah committee.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : For example, this man’s average food cost for his family is ten dinars.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So we come and give it to the poor person.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : We distribute it.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : Among ten poor people.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : If it is food, my professor?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We distribute food, that is what I mean.
The Shaykh : No, your wording is not like that.
The questioner : Excuse me, I am sorry. May Allah reward you, my professor.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you
The questioner : We distribute food.
The Shaykh : Good.
The questioner : Among ten poor people.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : But in this case, the ten poor people are the same poor person, and we give him his daily sustenance for ten days. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh : It is better if they are ten.
The questioner : They should be ten.
The Shaykh : In accordance with the apparent text.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If that is not feasible, the situation you are describing is acceptable.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. We have a poor person here whose family consists of ten individuals.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is acceptable.
The questioner : He is doing well.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
Al-Halabi : My Shaykh, it seems I found it in *Ihwan al-Ihsan* by Ibn al-Qayyim, in the section on musical instruments. Ibn al-Qayyim mentions the hadith regarding musical instruments at length.
The Shaykh : Is there a paragraph?
Al-Halabi : Yes, there is a paragraph. If it is available, bring it out now, or when I get home.
The Shaykh : In that area...
Al-Halabi : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness
The questioner : I apologize for this delay.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A man who has sworn an oath, a Bedouin, brings his expiation to the zakah committee.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : For example, this man’s average food cost for his family is ten dinars.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So we come and give it to the poor person.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : We distribute it.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : Among ten poor people.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : If it is food, my professor?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We distribute food, that is what I mean.
The Shaykh : No, your wording is not like that.
The questioner : Excuse me, I am sorry. May Allah reward you, my professor.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you
The questioner : We distribute food.
The Shaykh : Good.
The questioner : Among ten poor people.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : But in this case, the ten poor people are the same poor person, and we give him his daily sustenance for ten days. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh : It is better if they are ten.
The questioner : They should be ten.
The Shaykh : In accordance with the apparent text.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If that is not feasible, the situation you are describing is acceptable.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. We have a poor person here whose family consists of ten individuals.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is acceptable.
The questioner : He is doing well.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
Al-Halabi : My Shaykh, it seems I found it in *Ihwan al-Ihsan* by Ibn al-Qayyim, in the section on musical instruments. Ibn al-Qayyim mentions the hadith regarding musical instruments at length.
The Shaykh : Is there a paragraph?
Al-Halabi : Yes, there is a paragraph. If it is available, bring it out now, or when I get home.
The Shaykh : In that area...
Al-Halabi : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness
The questioner : I apologize for this delay.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
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