Is fasting three days for an oath's expiation sufficient, despite being unaware of the obligation to feed first?
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Fasting does not suffice as expiation for an oath unless the one expiating is unable to feed [the poor], clothe [them], or free [a slave]. Therefore, whoever is able to do one of these three, fasting is not valid for them.
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