Is it permissible to give the expiation for five oaths to ten needy persons all at once, or is it obligatory to give the expiation for each oath to ten different needy persons?
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The expiation for a single oath (kaffarat al-) must be distributed among ten needy persons (masakin), and it is not permissible to give it to fewer than that. However, it is permissible to give one needy person from several expiations. It is also permissible to distribute the five expiations among ten needy persons, even if they are the same individuals who received the other expiations, although some scholars disliked this method.
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