Is expiation now obligatory for one who broke an oath and did not offer expiation due to ignorance of its obligation, believing that its expiation is seeking forgiveness and that the oath necessitating expiation is swearing by the Qur’an?
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If you have broken your oath, you are required to offer expiation for it. This obligation remains upon you, and you must fulfill it. Seeking forgiveness (istighfar) is not sufficient to discharge this duty.
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