What is the expiation for swearing falsely by Allah?
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A false oath is a grave sin, and a Muslim must repent sincerely from it and increase good deeds that expiate sins. Sincere repentance erases what came before it, as stated in the Quran and . This is what expiates a false oath (al- al-ghamusa) according to the majority of scholars, while some held that expiation is obligatory along with repentance, and this is more cautious.
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