What is the expiation for an oath (kaffarat al-yameen) for an expatriate in a village where there are no poor Muslims? Is it permissible to delay it? And when should the fasting be observed after Ramadan if fasting becomes obligatory? Is expiation obligatory for one who made the oath in his heart without uttering it?
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The ruling on expiation for an oath does not differ among people. Whoever does not find poor Muslims in their country can send the expiation to another country or postpone it. Fasting is not prescribed except after being unable to feed, clothe, or free a slave. If you are unable to do these, then complete the fast and fast afterwards. As for merely intending in the heart without uttering, there is no expiation for it.
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