Is it permissible to give the expiation for an oath (kaffarat al-yameen) to a truck driver who is unemployed and in need of money?
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If the driver is poor, it is permissible to give him the share of one indigent person from the expiation for an oath, whether it is food, clothing, or its equivalent value if that is more beneficial for him.
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