Question Summary:
What is the Kaffarah for breaking an oath?

Question Detail:

i had sweared on Allah that i will not commit a particular sin but i committed it. now i want to give kaffarah for it.. i heard i can give rice to 10 people as kaffarah but i m confused about the quantitiy. is it 3/4th of 1 kg(one mudd) or 1.5 kgs?? please help

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The Kaffarah for breaking an oath is as follows:
1. Freeing a slave, or
2. Feeding ten poor people two average meals, or
3. Clothing ten poor people that is sufficient to conceal their bodies[1]
If one is unable to fulfil any of the above three due a valid reason, one should fast for three consecutive days.[2]
With regards to your question, the Fuqaha have mentioned that one should give ten poor people half Saa (1.59 Kg’s) of wheat, flour or  one Saa of barley (3.18 Kg’s). [3]One may also feed ten poor people two average meals, for example, lunch and supper.[4]
Kindly refer to the following link for more details: http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/17899
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best                                       
Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Concurred by,
Moulana Abdul Azeem Bin Abdul Rahmaan
Student Darul Iftaa
USA