قَالَ مَالِكٌ : أَحْسَنُ مَا سَمِعْتُ فِي الَّذِي يُكَفِّرُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ بِالْكِسْوَةِ. أَنَّهُ إِنْ كَسَا الرِّجَالَ، كَسَاهُمْ ثَوْبًا ثَوْبًا. وَإِنْ كَسَا النِّسَاءَ كَسَاهُنَّ ثَوْبَيْنِ ثَوْبَيْنِ. دِرْعًا وَخِمَارًا. وَذَلِكَ أَدْنَى مَا يُجْزِئُ كُلًّا فِي صَلَاتِهِ.
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Whoever gives clothing to the poor as expiation for an oath, if he gives to poor men, giving one garment to each is sufficient, and if he gives to women, he should give two garments: a shirt and a head covering, which is called a khimar, because prayer is not valid with less than this.