Is it obligatory to pay expiation for oaths for one who has broken them, or is sincere repentance sufficient? And if expiation becomes obligatory upon a teenager who has no income, should he fast, or should he ask his parents to feed or clothe sixty needy persons? And is it obligatory to perform the expiation all at once, or can it be delayed?

Firstly: If these oaths were made by you before puberty, then no expiation (kaffarah) is due from you, because the oath of a child is not binding. However, if they were made by you after puberty, then expiation is obligatory upon you.

Secondly: If the oaths pertained to a single matter and you broke them, then you owe a single expiation. But if they pertained to multiple matters, then you owe an expiation for each oath. The expiation for an oath is feeding ten needy persons, or clothing them, or emancipating a slave. If you cannot afford any of these, then fasting for three days. It is not permissible to move to fasting except when unable to perform the first three options.

Thirdly: The expiation is obligatory upon you from your own private wealth. You are not required to pay immediately unless you do not have sufficient means, in which case you move to fasting.

Fourthly: Ignorance of what results from breaking an oath does not negate the expiation; therefore, the expiation is obligatory upon you.