Is expiation obligatory for someone who says, "Haraam 'alayya" (It is forbidden for me) while intending to declare something sinful, not to forbid what is lawful?
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If the intent of the wording is to inform you that you would be committing a sin if you took the food, then this is not considered a prohibition of what is lawful nor an oath. Rather, it is information from which nothing is binding upon you.
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