Must a Muslim woman who is unemployed and has no financial income, but who has received money as a gift, feed the poor or fast in order to expiate her oath?
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The expiation for an oath is to feed ten poor persons, or to clothe them, or to free a believing slave, with the option to choose any of these. If a person is unable to perform any of these, then it is permissible for him to fast three days. If the woman mentioned is able to feed, clothe, or free a slave because she has money, then fasting is not sufficient for her, because it is only permissible in case of inability. However, if she is poor and does not own more than what suffices for her and those she is obligated to support, then she expiates by fasting due to her financial inability.
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