Is it permissible to distribute the expiation for an oath outside our country to those in need whose need is greater than the situation in our country?
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The questioner : Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : May Allah grant you health.
The questioner : My master, I want to ask you this question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : I have the expiation for oaths for myself and some of my brothers.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So we gathered an amount that comes to approximately thirty dinars, and of course, this must be distributed in the form of food.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So, is there any objection if we give it to a group in Iraq to distribute it there? Their elders are in great need, and in our area, there is no one who needs such alms. What do you think, my master?
The Shaykh : There is no objection to distributing these funds.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : To Iraq, on the condition.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That a trustworthy, honest man is appointed to handle it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He does not give them money, but rather feeds the poor.
The questioner : Yes, my master, is it permissible to distribute it by having them buy sugar, rice, and ... or cook it?
The Shaykh : Cook it, cook it.
The questioner : Cook it, yes, yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : May Allah grant you health.
The questioner : My master, I want to ask you this question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : I have the expiation for oaths for myself and some of my brothers.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So we gathered an amount that comes to approximately thirty dinars, and of course, this must be distributed in the form of food.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So, is there any objection if we give it to a group in Iraq to distribute it there? Their elders are in great need, and in our area, there is no one who needs such alms. What do you think, my master?
The Shaykh : There is no objection to distributing these funds.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : To Iraq, on the condition.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That a trustworthy, honest man is appointed to handle it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He does not give them money, but rather feeds the poor.
The questioner : Yes, my master, is it permissible to distribute it by having them buy sugar, rice, and ... or cook it?
The Shaykh : Cook it, cook it.
The questioner : Cook it, yes, yes.
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