If the expiation for an oath becomes obligatory in the last part of Shawwal, which should be prioritized: the expiation or fasting the six days?
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The Shaykh : He says: If the expiation for an oath becomes obligatory at the end of the month of Shawwal, and one wants to fast the six days, which should be prioritized: the expiation or fasting the six days of Shawwal?
You know that the obligatory expiation involves feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : If he does not find the means?
The Shaykh : If?
The questioner : If he does not find the means?
The Shaykh : If he does not find the means, he should fast the six days, because the days of the six will be missed, whereas the expiation will not be missed.
You know that the obligatory expiation involves feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : If he does not find the means?
The Shaykh : If?
The questioner : If he does not find the means?
The Shaykh : If he does not find the means, he should fast the six days, because the days of the six will be missed, whereas the expiation will not be missed.