What is the ruling on a woman who swore an oath that she would not clean the house with a manual broom, but sometimes does so to clean up small crumbs, and swore that she would not pick up her husband’s clothes from the floor, but sometimes does so with his socks; is expiation for breaking an oath incumbent upon her in both cases?

The reference for breaking an oath is the intention of the swearer. If there is no intention, then the determining factor is the reason that prompted the oath. So, if you swore not to clean the house with a manual broom and intended absolute cleaning, then you would break your oath by any cleaning with it. But if you intended general cleaning, then you would not break your oath by sweeping light crumbs, nor by picking up your husband's socks. An oath is broken by the first instance of violating it, and the violation does not repeat with the repetition of the act unless the swearer intended repetition or the wording implied it. It is advisable to offer expiation for the oath related to picking up your husband's clothes and to resume taking care of them, for this contributes to good companionship, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever swears an oath and then sees something better than it, let him do what is better and expiate for his oath."