1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

ut He will punish you for your deliberate oaths.
in reference to the oaths that you intend in your
hearts,
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فَكَف َّارَتُهُ‏ إِطْعَامُ‏ عَشَرَةِ‏ مَسَاآِينَ‏
for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten poor,
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who are needy, not able to find necessities of the
life.
Allah's statement,
مِنْ‏ أَوْسَطِ‏ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ‏ أَهْلِيكُمْ‏
on a scale of the Awsat of that with which you feed your
own families;
According to Ibn Abbas, Sa`id bin Jubayr and Ikrimah,
means, "On the average scale of what you feed
your families.''
Ata Al-Khurasani commented on the Ayah,
"From the best of what you feed your families.''
Allah's statement,
or clothe them,
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أَوْ‏ آِسْوَتُهُمْ‏
refers to clothing each of the ten persons with
what is suitable to pray in, whether the poor
person was male or female. Allah knows best.
Al-Awfi said that Ibn Abbas said that;
the Ayah means a robe or garment for each poor
person (of the ten).
Mujahid also said that;
the least of clothing, referred to in the Ayah, is a
garment, and the most is whatever you wish.
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