and wool, hair, animal fur, silk-like material (khazz), and silk; because Allah the Almighty commanded their clothing and did not define its material. Thus, with whichever material he clothes them, he has fulfilled the obligation due to the existence of the clothing that was commanded. It is permissible to clothe them with used or new clothing, unless it is something that has worn out and its benefit is gone, in which case it does not suffice; because it is defective, like defective grain or a slave whose utility has ceased. It is all the same whether what he gives them is dyed or undyed, raw or bleached; because the commanded clothing and the purpose intended by it are realized through it.

Section: Those whose clothing suffices are the needy who qualify for the feeding; because Allah the Almighty said: {Therefore its expiation is the feeding of ten needy persons from the average of what you feed your families or their clothing}. The pronoun refers back to them. Discussion regarding the needy and their descriptions has already preceded.

1810 - Issue: He said: (And if he wishes, he may free a believing slave, who has prayed and fasted; because faith is speech and action, and she must be sound, having no defect that impairs performance).

The totality of this is that freeing a slave is one of the categories of expiation, without disagreement, due to the explicit text of Allah the Almighty regarding it, in His saying: {or the freeing of a slave}. Three descriptions are considered in the slave: The first is that she must be a believer, according to the apparent view of the Madhhab. This is the opinion of Malik, Al-Shafi'i, and Abu 'Ubayd. There is another narration from Ahmad that a dhimmi (non-Muslim citizen) slave suffices. This is the opinion of 'Ata', Abu Thawr, and the Ashab al-Ra'y, due to the saying of Allah the Almighty: {the freeing of a slave}. This is absolute, so a non-believing slave is included in it. Our argument is that it is a freeing within an expiation, so a non-believing slave does not suffice in it, just like in the expiation for killing. The connecting factor between the two is that the freeing involves