Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths -

I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said to me, "Come near." So I went near to him and he said, "Are your lice troubling you?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "(Shave your head and) make expiation in the form of fasting, Sadaqa (giving in charity), or offering a sacrifice." (The sub-narrator) Aiyub said, "Fasting should be for three days, and the Nusuk (sacrifice) is to be a sheep, and the Sadaqa is to be given to six poor persons."

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The hadith narrates that a man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said he was in trouble. The Prophet asked if he was troubled by lice, and the man replied yes. The Prophet then told him to shave his head and make expiation in the form of fasting, charity, or offering a sacrifice. According to Aiyub, the expiation is to fast for three days, offer a sheep as a sacrifice, and give charity to six poor persons.

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