How many meals are required for each poor person in the expiation for an oath?
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Question:
You say: In the expiation for an oath, one must feed ten poor people. Does the feeding have to be for three meals, covering the whole day? Or is one meal sufficient?
Answer:
One meal only, lunch or dinner, one meal, yes. Half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), each person is given half a sa'. Or he is given dinner, or lunch. If you give him dinner, or lunch, that is sufficient. And if you give him half a sa' (a kilo and a half) of dates, or other staple food of the country, that is sufficient, once.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
You say: In the expiation for an oath, one must feed ten poor people. Does the feeding have to be for three meals, covering the whole day? Or is one meal sufficient?
Answer:
One meal only, lunch or dinner, one meal, yes. Half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), each person is given half a sa'. Or he is given dinner, or lunch. If you give him dinner, or lunch, that is sufficient. And if you give him half a sa' (a kilo and a half) of dates, or other staple food of the country, that is sufficient, once.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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