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Fiqh

فقه

تخيير

Takhyīr

Definition

Free choice between equally valid options — any one fulfils the obligation.

Example

Oath kaffārah is takhyīr between feeding ten poor people, clothing them, or freeing a slave — the person chooses.

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See also

Fiqh›

Tartīb

Obligation to follow a fixed order — each option is tried only if the previous is impossible.

Zakāh›

Kaffārah

Expiation for breaking an oath, a Ramadan fast (deliberately) or ẓihār.

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