Does an expiatory oath (kaffarat yamin) become obligatory for someone who forgot to recite the Qur’an on the day he swore to do so, and remembered the following day?
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You have broken your oath by forgetting, and scholars have differed on whether you are required to offer expiation for an oath in this case. The more cautious approach is to expiate for your oath to avoid the differing opinions of the scholars.
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