A woman of means who once swore an oath, but the oath was not fulfilled, so she fasted for three days and heard
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The questioner : A woman of means who once swore an oath, but the oath she swore was not fulfilled, so she fasted for three days, and she heard that it is necessary to feed people before fasting. Does this mean that she must feed people and that fasting does not suffice?
The Shaykh : Yes, she must feed people. The fasting she did will be voluntary for her and an act of obedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but it does not suffice in place of feeding, because she is able to do so.
So what is obligatory now is that she feed ten poor people, giving each poor person about a kilo of rice, and she should include meat with it to make it a meal.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you. O brothers and sisters, in conclusion, please accept the greetings of my colleague, the sound engineer Hamad ibn Muhammad al-Wabli. And may peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Yes, she must feed people. The fasting she did will be voluntary for her and an act of obedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but it does not suffice in place of feeding, because she is able to do so.
So what is obligatory now is that she feed ten poor people, giving each poor person about a kilo of rice, and she should include meat with it to make it a meal.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you. O brothers and sisters, in conclusion, please accept the greetings of my colleague, the sound engineer Hamad ibn Muhammad al-Wabli. And may peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.