Al-Kāfi - The Book of Oaths, Vows and Expiations

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Oaths, Vows and Expiations Chapter: Kaffarah (expiation) for Swearing 2- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَ٠َّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِبْرَاهِي٠َ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ كَفَّارَةِ الْيَ٠ِينِ فِي قَوْلِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَ٠ُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّا٠ْ يَجِدْ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَسْأَلُ فِي كَفِّهِ وَهُوَ يَجِدُ فَقَالَ إِذَا لَ٠ْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ فَضْلٌ عَنْ قُوتِ عِيَالِهِ فَهُوَ ٠2.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the expiation for oath mentioned in the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘... if one cannot find then it is three days fasting.’ (5:91) and about the limit of ‘if one cannot find’ and that a man asks for help (beggar) but he is not of ‘if one cannot find’.

He (the Imam) said, ‘If one does not have more than what his dependents need, then “if one does not find” applies to him.’” وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (4/336))