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(F 301) If someone swears an oath with a specified duration, is one expiation due for breaking the oath, even if the duration has not ended? For example, if I swore not to visit anyone or do something for a week, and then broke the oath five times during that week, is one expiation required or five?

Based on what you described in the question, the expiation is required only once. This is because the oath was broken with the first visit, and subsequent visits do not fall under the purview of the oath. The oath prohibited visits for a week, and the first visit nullified the oath and necessitated expiation. Thus, only one expiation is required.

Fatwā issued by Dr. Khālid Naṣr