Is clothing (Kiswah) an acceptable form of expiation for an oath (Yamin)?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Expiations

Book 60 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

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Clothing is unanimously considered one of the categories for the expiation of an oath, as explicitly stated in the Quran (Quran 5:89, "or clothing them"). It is not acceptable for any expiation other than the expiation of the oath.