Are expiations valid if paid electronically for the slaughter and distribution of an animal to the poor in Africa for a lesser amount than if they were performed in the questioner's country, or must they be redone?

It is permissible to appoint an agent to give out the expiation for an oath, and it is permissible to give it out in a country other than that of the swearer. The difference in the monetary value of what is used for expiation does not affect its validity. Scholars have differed as to whether the prevailing staple food should be considered according to the country of the agent or the principal, and there is latitude in this matter. Some scholars are of the view that the obligatory feeding is fulfilled by anything people consider to be feeding, without specifying a particular quantity or type.