Is it permissible to perform what one swore to do before the expiation?
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Question:
... does one start with the expiation and then perform the act, or does one perform the act and then make the expiation?
Answer:
Both of these have come, it came in one narration:Sunan an-Nasa'i 3784Sahih (Darussalam), and in the other: Riyad as-Salihin 1715, and in some: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3783Sahih (Darussalam), the expiation is given priority, the matter is broad.
As for zihar, it is necessary to start with the expiation: [al-Mujadilah:3], as for other than zihar, one is given a choice, if one starts with it, it is better: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3783Sahih (Darussalam).
... does one start with the expiation and then perform the act, or does one perform the act and then make the expiation?
Answer:
Both of these have come, it came in one narration:
then offer expiation for your oath, and do that which is better
فكفِّر عن يمينك، وائتِ الذي هو خيرmake expiation for your oath and choose the better alternative
فائتِ الذي هو خير، وكفِّر عن يمينكthen do that which is better
ثم ائتِ الذي هو خيرAs for zihar, it is necessary to start with the expiation:
the freeing of a slave before they touch one another
فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَتَمَاسَّاoffer expiation for your oath, then do that which is better
فكفِّر عن يمينك، ثم ائتِ الذي هو خير
Source
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