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What is the method for performing the expiation (kaffara) for swearing falsely by Allah, and is the available amount sufficient to feed or clothe the poor, knowing that there are poor neighbors and orphans, or is it obligatory to fast for three days, and can the amount be handed over to charitable organizations?

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You must be cautious regarding the oaths you are uncertain about and offer expiation for each oath until you clear your conscience, because one's conscience cannot be cleared except with certainty. Offer expiation first with the money you possess, setting aside what you need for your necessities. If you have no money left, then expiate by fasting three days for each oath. To know the amount of financial expiation, you can ask charitable organizations. Its measure is one mudd for each needy person (approximately 650-750 grams). You can distribute the food yourself to the poor, or feed them a lunch and dinner meal, or appoint someone else to do so. It is not permissible to give one expiation to a single needy person; rather, it must be given to ten needy persons, one mudd or its equivalent for each.

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