Fasting three days in expiation for an oath: are they separated or not?

Al-Harith said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would not separate the three fasts for (breaking) an oath (he would keep them consecutively).

Ibn Awn said: I asked Ibrahim about the three days of fasting in the expiation for an oath. He said: In our reading there is the condition: "Then fasting for three consecutive days."

Mujahid said: Every fast mentioned in the Qur'an is to be kept consecutively, except the making up of Ramadan.

Abu al-Aliyah said: Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite it thus: "Then fasting for three consecutive days."

Amir said: The reading of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was thus: "Then fasting for three consecutive days."

Al-Hasan said: He should keep the fasts of the expiation for an oath consecutively; if he breaks a fast on some day because of an excuse, he should make it up with another day in its place.

Tawus, Ata and Mujahid said: Apart from the fasts of Ramadan, all other fasts are to be kept consecutively.