The Atonement for an Oath

Question :

What is the atonement for an oath?

Answer:

Allah, Most High has clarified the atonement for an oath in the Noble Qur'an. He, Most High said in Surat Al- Ma'idah:
"Allah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten Masäkin (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families, or clothe them or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should fast for three days.

And Al-Laghw is what passes the lips of a person when he is speaking, such as the words: "No, by Allah," and: "On the contrary, by Allah," without any intention and there is no atonement for it. It is only required when one intends it by one's heart, in which case, he must choose between freeing a slave or feeding ten poor persons with an average meal which he and his family would eat the food of one night. And it is enough for him to feed them lunch or dinner or to give them what is sufficient for them, or to clothe them with garments suitable for prayer. If he is unable to do these things, he must fast for three consecutive days.

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