Is the expiation for an oath (kaffarat al-yameen) obligatory for someone who swore not to watch television but then watched it forgetfully, knowing that he remembered his oath on the following day?
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The preponderant opinion is that whoever does the thing he swore not to do, out of forgetfulness, does not owe expiation, due to the Almighty's saying: "And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred, but [only for] what your hearts intended," and due to the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Indeed, Allah has pardoned for my Ummah their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and what they are coerced into."
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