What does one do if he has expiations to pay?
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Question:
If a woman has many oaths and wants to expiate for all of them, is it permissible for her to give one sa' of rice to one poor person for each oath; that is, one sa' to one poor person for each oath? And is it permissible to give to beggars if no one else is available? And is it permissible to give to a man and his children, with each of them receiving one sa'?
Answer:
It is obligatory for one who has oaths upon multiple actions to feed ten poor people, or clothe them, or free a slave for each oath, if his oaths are upon multiple actions; for example, if he says: "By Allah, I will not speak to so-and-so," "By Allah, I will not travel," "By Allah, I will not visit so-and-so," or the like. For each poor person, it is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the staple food of the land, such as rice, wheat, or the like, the amount of which is one and a half kilograms, or to clothe them with what is sufficient for prayer. If he is unable to do so, he must fast for three days, and it is better for them to be consecutive; due to the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in Surat al-Ma'idah:[Al-Ma'idah 5:89] the verse [al-Ma'idah:89].
As for if the oaths are regarding a single action; for example, if he says: "By Allah, I will not speak to so-and-so," "By Allah, I will not speak to so-and-so," and he repeats that many times, then it is considered one oath, and one expiation suffices for it. And success is from Allah.
If a woman has many oaths and wants to expiate for all of them, is it permissible for her to give one sa' of rice to one poor person for each oath; that is, one sa' to one poor person for each oath? And is it permissible to give to beggars if no one else is available? And is it permissible to give to a man and his children, with each of them receiving one sa'?
Answer:
It is obligatory for one who has oaths upon multiple actions to feed ten poor people, or clothe them, or free a slave for each oath, if his oaths are upon multiple actions; for example, if he says: "By Allah, I will not speak to so-and-so," "By Allah, I will not travel," "By Allah, I will not visit so-and-so," or the like. For each poor person, it is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the staple food of the land, such as rice, wheat, or the like, the amount of which is one and a half kilograms, or to clothe them with what is sufficient for prayer. If he is unable to do so, he must fast for three days, and it is better for them to be consecutive; due to the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in Surat al-Ma'idah:
Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. 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. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths
لاَ يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ الأَيْمَانَ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ذَلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ وَاحْفَظُواْ أَيْمَانَكُمْAs for if the oaths are regarding a single action; for example, if he says: "By Allah, I will not speak to so-and-so," "By Allah, I will not speak to so-and-so," and he repeats that many times, then it is considered one oath, and one expiation suffices for it. And success is from Allah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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