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Is expiation for an oath made by fasting if money owed to children is held by the parents and not returned, with insufficient funds available? And is it permissible to give out clothes for expiation?

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If the questioner hopes for the repayment of the debt, she should wait for it to expiate her oath with money, as a way out of the scholarly disagreement, and not resort to fasting. As for expiating with used clothes, it is permissible if they are not worn out or dilapidated, and if they constitute sufficient clothing for expiation.

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