A question regarding the expiation for an oath
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Question:
Is it permissible to pay the expiation for an oath in cash to the mujahideen, given their pressing need for money and the scarcity of poor and needy people in my country?
Answer:
You pay the expiation for an oath as Allah the Exalted stated: feed ten poor people, or clothe them, or free a slave. This is the expiation for an oath.
You do not give it to the mujahideen unless you find ten of them who are poor, in which case you give it to them; that is, you give it to ten poor mujahideen, and there is no harm in that. However, sending it [as a lump sum] is not sufficient. The point is that it must be distributed among ten poor people, either as food or clothing, or you fast for three days if you are unable to do what has been mentioned.
Is it permissible to pay the expiation for an oath in cash to the mujahideen, given their pressing need for money and the scarcity of poor and needy people in my country?
Answer:
You pay the expiation for an oath as Allah the Exalted stated: feed ten poor people, or clothe them, or free a slave. This is the expiation for an oath.
You do not give it to the mujahideen unless you find ten of them who are poor, in which case you give it to them; that is, you give it to ten poor mujahideen, and there is no harm in that. However, sending it [as a lump sum] is not sufficient. The point is that it must be distributed among ten poor people, either as food or clothing, or you fast for three days if you are unable to do what has been mentioned.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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