Will the deceased be punished for expiatory oaths he intended to atone for, but no one from his family knew about?
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Scholars have differed on whether the expiation for an oath is due immediately or deferred. Whoever dies owing an expiation and did not make a will concerning it has committed a sin. Therefore, it is obligatory for anyone who owes an expiation, a debt, Hajj, or a vow to make a will concerning it; because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "It is not right for a Muslim who has something to bequeath to spend two nights without having his will written down with him." This is also because fulfilling trusts and obligations is a duty.
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