Does consuming the tail fat (Aliyah) break an oath against eating fat?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Expiations

Book 60 · Issue 13 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

Consuming the tail fat breaks the oath according to the apparent view of Al-Kharqi and his adherents because it is a fat that melts by fire and is sold alongside fat, not with lean meat.

Supporting text

Al-Qadi and his adherents hold that the tail fat is neither fat nor meat, so an oath against abstaining from them is not broken by consuming it.