What is the ruling on the expiation for an oath mentioned in Surat al-Ma'idah: is it sequential or not?
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The questioner : The expiation for an oath, my dear brother, which is mentioned in Surat al-Ma'idah, is it sequential or is it by choice?
The Shaykh : I think it is sequential.
The questioner : It is mentioned in the surah...
The Shaykh : Yes, I think the verse explicitly states that feeding ten poor people.
The questioner :[Al-Baqarah 2:196] .
The Shaykh :[Al-Baqarah 2:196] .
The questioner : So whoever cannot do that, until...
Abu Layla : Surat al-Mujadilah
The questioner : No, the first thing is freeing a slave.
The Shaykh : Yes, freeing a slave; there is no such thing today.
The questioner : There is none.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Later.
The Shaykh : Then feeding ten poor people.
The questioner : Then
The Shaykh : Then fasting for three days. So it is in this order, without a doubt.
The questioner : It is in this order; I cannot move from one rank to another except...
The Shaykh : Except by inability.
The questioner : Yes, by inability.
The Shaykh : The issue of freeing slaves: there are no slaves to free today, so the second rank applies, which is feeding.
The Shaykh : I think it is sequential.
The questioner : It is mentioned in the surah...
The Shaykh : Yes, I think the verse explicitly states that feeding ten poor people.
The questioner :
And whoever cannot find
فمن لم يجد ...The Shaykh :
a fast of three days
فصيام ثلاثة أيامThe questioner : So whoever cannot do that, until...
Abu Layla : Surat al-Mujadilah
The questioner : No, the first thing is freeing a slave.
The Shaykh : Yes, freeing a slave; there is no such thing today.
The questioner : There is none.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Later.
The Shaykh : Then feeding ten poor people.
The questioner : Then
The Shaykh : Then fasting for three days. So it is in this order, without a doubt.
The questioner : It is in this order; I cannot move from one rank to another except...
The Shaykh : Except by inability.
The questioner : Yes, by inability.
The Shaykh : The issue of freeing slaves: there are no slaves to free today, so the second rank applies, which is feeding.
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