Expiation of oath

What is the expiation of the oath? The answer: The expiation of the oath is as Allah the Most High said: So its expiation is feeding ten poor people from what you feed your families, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. [Al-Ma'idah:89] This is the expiation of the oath, either ten poor people to feed them, give them dinner or lunch, or give them from the staple food of the country half a saa' of dates, rice, or other staple food of the country, or clothe them, or free a slave, male or female. This is the expiation of the oath. For example, if someone swore not to speak to so-and-so and then spoke to him, or swore not to sleep at so-and-so's house and then slept there, or not to accept his hospitality and then accepted it, he must expiate by feeding ten poor people half a saa' each, about a kilo and a half. If he gives more, that is fine, or he can clothe them, or give them dinner or lunch, or free a slave. If he is unable to do all of these, he should fast three days, as Allah the Most High said: So whoever cannot find [anything], let him fast three days. [Al-Ma'idah:89] It is better that these days be consecutive, as Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, recited. Sheikh: Abdulaziz bin Baz, may Allah have mercy on him. The expiation of the oath is taken from the following items: rice, chicken, sauce, oil.