What is the expiation for swearing oaths, according to their different types mentioned in the Qur'an?
The verse mentioned in Surat Al-Baqarah is: "Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing." As for the verse in Surat Al-Ma'idah, it is: "Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for what you intended by the oaths; so its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or freeing a slave. But he who finds not [the means to do so] - then a fast of three days. That is the expiation for your oaths when you have sworn. And guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful."
The second verse includes the deliberate oath (al-yameen al-mun'aqidah) which requires expiation upon breaking it, and the unintentional oath (yameen al-laghw - that which is uttered without intent) which does not require expiation according to the majority of scholars.
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