She fasted for three days and distributed a joni of rice to the poor; is this sufficient as expiation?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
From the Sultanate of Oman, this listener: (A. A. J.) sent a message containing a large number of questions, among which is a question in which she says about herself: that she is a married woman, twenty-three years old, and has a child who is three years old. She has been pregnant twice and gave birth to a daughter. She swore an oath to herself that she would name her daughter Huda, but her husband's father was angry and asked that the girl be named after his deceased sister. So she fasted for three days and distributed a joni of rice to the poor. Is this sufficient, or do you direct us to something else? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is sufficient for the expiation of an oath to feed ten poor people, each poor person receiving half a sa' of dates, or of rice, approximately one and a half kilograms each. If the joni reaches this amount, it is sufficient from the rice. As for fasting, it is not acceptable except for the one who is unable, who cannot afford the expiation through food, or clothing, or freeing a slave. If he is unable to do these three, he fasts for three days. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
From the Sultanate of Oman, this listener: (A. A. J.) sent a message containing a large number of questions, among which is a question in which she says about herself: that she is a married woman, twenty-three years old, and has a child who is three years old. She has been pregnant twice and gave birth to a daughter. She swore an oath to herself that she would name her daughter Huda, but her husband's father was angry and asked that the girl be named after his deceased sister. So she fasted for three days and distributed a joni of rice to the poor. Is this sufficient, or do you direct us to something else? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is sufficient for the expiation of an oath to feed ten poor people, each poor person receiving half a sa' of dates, or of rice, approximately one and a half kilograms each. If the joni reaches this amount, it is sufficient from the rice. As for fasting, it is not acceptable except for the one who is unable, who cannot afford the expiation through food, or clothing, or freeing a slave. If he is unable to do these three, he fasts for three days. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.