Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "So its expiation is feeding ten poor people."

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The Shaykh :

So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people

فكفارته إطعام عشرة مساكين

[Al-Ma'idah 5:89]

The verse indicates, in its beginning and in its statement "So its expiation," that the matter of oaths is grave, because Allah said:

He does not hold you accountable

لا يؤاخذكم

but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths

ولكن يؤاخذكم بما عقدتم الأيمان

[Al-Ma'idah 5:89]

Then He said:

So its expiation

فكفارته

And expiation is not for anything other than a sin. Therefore, a person is forbidden from breaking his oath or committing a breach of it except for a legitimate religious reason. Otherwise, guard your oath; guard it when you swear, and be firm, not retracting unless there is a legitimate religious benefit. For this reason, He said:

So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave

فكفارته إطعام عشرة مساكين أو كسوتهم أو تحرير رقبة

[Al-Ma'idah 5:89]

These are three things in which a person is given a choice: if he wishes, he feeds ten poor people; if he wishes, he clothes them; and if he wishes, he frees a slave. Which of these is the most difficult for a person? Answer, everyone: freeing a slave, then clothing, because clothing is generally more expensive than food, and then food. So Allah the Exalted began with the easiest to make it lighter for the servants.

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