Expiation for an oath: those who said half a sa'

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The expiation for an oath is feeding ten poor people, each poor person receiving half a sa' of wheat, or a sa' of dates, in the expiation for an oath.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We used to give half a sa' of wheat or a sa' of dates as food in the expiation for an oath.

Yasar bin Numayr said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: I swear that I will not give certain people anything, then I change my mind and give them. So when I do that, feed ten poor people on my behalf, a sa' of wheat between every two poor people, or a sa' of dates for each poor person.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: In the expiation for an oath, two mudds (a mudd is a measure) are due for each poor person.

Ibrahim said: In the expiation for an oath and for zihar, each poor person is to be given half a sa'.

Mujahid said: In every expiation, whether for zihar or anything else, half a sa' of wheat is to be given.

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: In the expiation for an oath, a mudd of wheat is to be given, or a meal of bread with a condiment is to be fed.

Abd al-Karim said: I said to Sa'id bin Jubayr: Should I gather them together? He said: No, give them two mudds: one mudd for their bread and one mudd for their condiment.

Abu Qilabah said: In the expiation for zihar, the poor are to be fed in this way: for each poor person, a mudd of wheat and a mudd of dates.

Mujahid said: For each poor person, two mudds of wheat.

Uthman bin Ghiyath said: I asked Jabir bin Zayd about the expiation for an oath. He said: Feeding ten poor people, in such a way that each poor person receives one and a half sa' (a makkuk).

Al-Sha'bi said: The expiation for an oath is one and a half sa' (a makkuk) of bread and one and a half sa' (a makkuk) of condiment.

Yasar bin Numayr said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: I am one of the rulers of the Muslims, so when you see that I have sworn an oath that I do not carry out, feed ten poor people on my behalf: for each poor person half a sa' of wheat, or a sa' of barley, or a sa' of dates.