Is it permissible to pay the expiation for an oath (kaffarat al-yameen) and the fidyah for breaking the Ramadan fast due to old age in flour or wheat, and are the mentioned quantities (half a Saa’ for each needy person in the expiation for an oath, and 45 kilograms in the fidyah for breaking the Ramadan fast) correct?
The expiation for an oath is to be given from the prevalent food of the land. According to the Malikis and Shafi'is, giving flour is not sufficient, but it is permissible according to the Hanafis and the sound opinion among the Hanbalis. It consists of feeding ten poor people, with each poor person receiving half a sa' of food, which is estimated at one and a half kilograms of wheat per person. The total amount is fifteen kilograms of wheat.
As for the for someone unable to fast due to old age, its amount is one mudd of food for each day, which is a quarter of the Prophetic sa', estimated at 750 grams of wheat per day. Therefore, forty-five kilograms of wheat is more than the required fidyah, and thus it suffices for the obligation.
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