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Is expiation obligatory for one who copied her friend's statement: "Say, 'By God, I did not lie,'" and sent it to her without the intention of swearing, but her friend believed she had sworn?

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An oath is not constituted by writing without the intention of an oath, and therefore, no expiation is required due to the non-constitution of the oath. For the ruling on using tawriya (ambiguous language) for this purpose, please refer to Fatwa no. 138838.

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