Ruling on the Consecutiveness of Fasting for the Expiation of an Oath

Question:
The questioner says, "O Shaykh (may Allah preserve him): Is it a condition for the expiation of an oath, specifically regarding the fasting of three days, that they be consecutive? If it is a condition that they be consecutive, what should I do with the ones I have already performed? Should I repeat them or not? May Allah reward you with good."

Answer:
The correct view is that it is not a condition; because Allah said: [Al-Ma'idah: 89], and He made it general . However, if one fasts them consecutively, that is better, in order to avoid the difference of opinion; because it was reported from Ibn Mas'ud, and from a group of people, that they fasted them consecutively. But the correct view is that consecutiveness is not obligatory, so if one fasts them separately, it suffices. Yes, consecutiveness is only recommended. Yes.

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