Agency in Paying the Expiation for an Oath

Question:
Last night, the Shaykh informed us that he had an expiation due. He spoke with the restaurant owner and a responsible person regarding it, and the owner told him that fifty riyals were due to cover the food. He said, “I will pay for the food from the garden of honor for those who come to me, just as I say that.”

Answer:
There is no harm in this agency. If one appoints someone to pay the expiation on his behalf, whether it is a restaurant owner or someone else, provided that the person is trustworthy, or the restaurant owner is one of those workers whose status is unknown, but the restaurant owner is reliable and guarantees that he will provide enough food to satisfy ten poor people, this is sufficient, if Allah wills. Yes.