What amount of money (in dirhams) must be paid as fidyah for not fasting in Ramadan because of a chronic illness that prevents fasting, if one is unable to feed a poor person?
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A chronically ill patient who is unable to fast or make up for missed fasts must feed a poor person for each day, based on the Almighty's saying: ﴿And upon those who are able to fast, but with difficulty, is a ransom: the feeding of a poor person.﴾ Al-Baqarah/184. It is not permissible to pay the in cash; rather, a poor person must be fed. The patient can appoint someone he trusts to deliver the food to those deserving of it.
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