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Is it permissible to intend a food basket as expiation for an oath, and what is the ruling on intending it for more than one expiation and how is it to be divided?

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The expiation for an oath is to feed ten needy persons from the average of what you feed your own families, or to clothe them, or to free a slave. If one cannot find [any of these], then it is to fast for three days. What suffices for feeding is a Mudd of rice or its equivalent (approximately 750 grams), or bread and meat, or rice and chicken. If a food basket contains enough to feed ten needy persons, even if it consists of various foods like rice, lentils, and meat, it suffices for the expiation. It must be given to ten needy persons, even if they are from one family or two families. If it contains enough for twenty needy persons, it suffices for two expiations, provided that it is distributed to at least ten needy persons. A single needy person can receive two or three portions from multiple expiations. The one offering expiation should supervise its distribution himself or ask a trusted charity to distribute it to ten needy persons.

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