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Is it permissible to buy a washing machine and fast three days with the intention of expiating an oath, or buy new clothes with it, or must the expiation of the oath be offered first?

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Scholars have differed in determining the condition that permits transitioning from feeding or clothing to fasting as expiation for an oath. Feeding or clothing takes precedence over non-essential needs like buying a washing machine or new clothes.

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