Is eating 'sawīq' (a coarse meal of roasted grain) or sipping flour considered eating staple food (*qut*)?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Expiations

Book 60 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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Consuming 'sawīq' or sipping flour breaks the oath because it is not customarily eaten in that manner. Evidence for this distinction is cited in the saying attributed to some brigands, distinguishing between eating bread and eating 'basīs' (a different preparation).