What is the expiation for one who swore by Allah not to do something, and then did it, and will Allah forgive him?
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If what you have resolved to abandon is unlawful (), then sincere repentance from it is obligatory, along with a firm resolve not to return to it in the future. As for your statement, "I bear Allah witness that I will not do such-and-such," if you intended it as an oath, then you must offer expiation for the oath (kaffarat al-) if you break it. However, if you did not intend it as an oath, then no expiation is required of you.
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