لَا Not يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ will call you to account ٱللَّهُ Allah بِٱللَّغْوِ for the thoughtless utterances فِىٓ in أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ your oaths وَلَـٰكِن but يُؤَاخِذُكُم He will call you to account بِمَا for what عَقَّدتُّمُ you contracted ٱلْأَيْمَـٰنَ ۖ (of) the oath فَكَفَّـٰرَتُهُۥٓ So its expiation إِطْعَامُ (is) feeding عَشَرَةِ (of) ten مَسَـٰكِينَ needy people مِنْ of أَوْسَطِ average مَا (of) what تُطْعِمُونَ you feed أَهْلِيكُمْ your families أَوْ or كِسْوَتُهُمْ clothing them أَوْ or تَحْرِيرُ freeing رَقَبَةٍۢ ۖ a slave فَمَن But whoever لَّمْ (does) not يَجِدْ find فَصِيَامُ (that), then fasting ثَلَـٰثَةِ (for) three أَيَّامٍۢ ۚ days ذَٰلِكَ That كَفَّـٰرَةُ (is the) expiation أَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ (of) your oaths إِذَا when حَلَفْتُمْ ۚ you have sworn وَٱحْفَظُوٓا۟ And guard أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ ۚ your oaths كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يُبَيِّنُ makes clear ٱللَّهُ Allah لَكُمْ to you ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ His Verses لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَشْكُرُونَ (be) grateful ٨٩
Allāh will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses [i.e., revealed law] that you may be grateful.
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