Continuation of the explanation of the author's statement: "The one upon whom the expiation for an oath is obligatory is given the choice between feeding ten poor people or clothing them"
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The Shaykh : He said, may Allah have mercy on him: "Chapter: The one upon whom the expiation for an oath is obligatory is given the choice between feeding" "The one upon whom it is obligatory" When does it become obligatory upon him? It becomes obligatory when the three preceding conditions and the breaking of the oath are fulfilled, if he breaks it, yes, and the conditions are three.
The questioner : Four.
The Shaykh : Four, what is the fourth?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Three conditions: that the oath be established, that he swear voluntarily, and that he break it knowingly, while remembering and voluntarily. If the conditions are fulfilled, the expiation becomes obligatory upon him. The one upon whom the expiation is obligatory is given the choice between feeding ten poor people. The poor person here includes the needy one, who is the one who does not find his own sufficiency and the sufficiency of his family for a year, or clothing them, meaning clothing for the ten, whether they are young or old, or freeing a slave, to the end. Feeding has two methods: either he prepares food and feeds them by preparing what is sufficient for ten poor people or more, then invites them to it and feeds them lunch or dinner, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:89] So if he prepares food and they have lunch or dinner, he has fed them. Is that clear? If he does not do that, we return to the estimation. How is the estimation? We estimated it at approximately one kilogram of rice for each person, making ten kilograms for everyone. It is good in this case to include with it something to make it substantial, such as meat or the like, to complete the feeding, because Allah says: [Al-Ma'idah 5:89] Okay, with this, regarding clothing, how do we clothe them? Is it with a shirt, or a shirt and trousers, or an izar and a rida? And with that, is there a turban or a ghutrah or a cap? And with that, is there a mishlah? And with that, is there a coat, or what? We say that as for feeding, Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:89] And "middle" means middle, not the highest, although "middle" is used to mean the highest, but here the intended meaning is the middle, by inference from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Mu'adh ibn Jabal: So if we obligated the highest, we would have taken from the finest of wealth. Okay, as for clothing, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, did not restrict it with anything, and accordingly, anything that is called clothing and achieves the purpose is sufficient. For example, we have clothing; is a shirt sufficient? Or is it not sufficient? A shirt... that reaches the knee.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : In reality, it is not sufficient in the eyes of people. For example, if one wants to say, "I clothed so-and-so," people do not imagine that an izar from the navel to the knee is clothing. And no one comes and says, "By Allah, praise be to Allah, may Allah reward him well, so-and-so clothed me," and we look and see his chest is exposed and everything is exposed except what is between the navel and the knee. Is that considered clothing or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not considered. So we say that clothing in every place is according to its custom. In our lands, it is a thobe and a ghutrah, right?
The questioner : And what is a thobe?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : And what is a thobe?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Right, the thobe is this shirt, the shirt, the garment. With a garment and a ghutrah and a cap, no.
The questioner : Trousers.
The Shaykh : It is not necessary, and trousers are not necessary. Trousers are from the perfection. Okay, and the apparent meaning of the noble verse is that there is no difference between the young and the old, or the male and the female, ..., yes? No, no, a garment that achieves the clothing. Also, there is no difference between the young and the old, or the male and the female, even though the clothing of the female is usually more than the clothing of the male. Okay.
The questioner : Four.
The Shaykh : Four, what is the fourth?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Three conditions: that the oath be established, that he swear voluntarily, and that he break it knowingly, while remembering and voluntarily. If the conditions are fulfilled, the expiation becomes obligatory upon him. The one upon whom the expiation is obligatory is given the choice between feeding ten poor people. The poor person here includes the needy one, who is the one who does not find his own sufficiency and the sufficiency of his family for a year, or clothing them, meaning clothing for the ten, whether they are young or old, or freeing a slave, to the end. Feeding has two methods: either he prepares food and feeds them by preparing what is sufficient for ten poor people or more, then invites them to it and feeds them lunch or dinner, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
the feeding of ten needy people
إطعام عشرة مساكينthe feeding of ten needy people
إطعام عشرة مساكينfrom the average of that which you feed your [own] families
من أوسط مما تطعمون أهليكمBeware of the best of their wealth.
إياك وكرائم أموالهمThe questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : In reality, it is not sufficient in the eyes of people. For example, if one wants to say, "I clothed so-and-so," people do not imagine that an izar from the navel to the knee is clothing. And no one comes and says, "By Allah, praise be to Allah, may Allah reward him well, so-and-so clothed me," and we look and see his chest is exposed and everything is exposed except what is between the navel and the knee. Is that considered clothing or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not considered. So we say that clothing in every place is according to its custom. In our lands, it is a thobe and a ghutrah, right?
The questioner : And what is a thobe?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : And what is a thobe?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Right, the thobe is this shirt, the shirt, the garment. With a garment and a ghutrah and a cap, no.
The questioner : Trousers.
The Shaykh : It is not necessary, and trousers are not necessary. Trousers are from the perfection. Okay, and the apparent meaning of the noble verse is that there is no difference between the young and the old, or the male and the female, ..., yes? No, no, a garment that achieves the clothing. Also, there is no difference between the young and the old, or the male and the female, even though the clothing of the female is usually more than the clothing of the male. Okay.