What is the expiation for a false oath, and what is incumbent upon one who doubts whether they swore an oath and then broke it or not, and what should one begin with first if they have accumulated both the expiation for making up missed days of Ramadan and the expiation for an oath?
Taking a false oath ( al-Ghamus) is one of the major sins, and according to the majority of scholars, it does not necessitate expiation (). What is obligatory is repentance, regret, and seeking forgiveness. Some scholars, however, hold that expiation is obligatory, and this is the more cautious opinion. Doubts regarding whether an oath was taken or broken are inconsequential. If the expiation for delaying the making up of fasts coincides with the expiation for an oath, the expiation for delaying the making up of Ramadan fasts takes precedence over the false oath, because the majority of scholars agree on the obligation of expiation for delaying the making up of Ramadan fasts.
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