Fidyah and Expiation
369 questions
Should a widowed woman in her fifties, who had marital relations during daylight hours in Ramadan in her youth, and no longer remembers the exact number of days this occurred, fast two consecutive months as expiation for each day, knowing that she previously fasted two consecutive months, and that fasting now might be difficult for her but not impossible?
What is the religious ruling on paying expiation (kaffarah) for unobserved fasts from two past Ramadans? And should it be paid to charitable organizations? And is it obligatory upon the family? And what is its amount?
How is the expiation for 90 days of missed fasting to be discharged: by giving it to one poor person, or must it be distributed among 90 poor persons?
Can an urgent answer be provided for question number: 2561696, as the previous referral was insufficient and the travel date is approaching?
Is a mentally incapacitated person (including an Alzheimer's patient) not required to pay the Ramadan fidyah, and is it permissible to give the Ramadan fidyah as a donation for building a mosque instead of giving it to the poor?
Is it permissible to offer the fidyah (expiatory payment) for fasting on behalf of a chronically ill father who is financially incapable, or to give him money for that purpose, knowing that the questioner is the family's sole provider?
What is incumbent upon one who intended to perform 'Umrah and donned the ihram garments, but was then unable to complete the 'Umrah due to insufficient funds?
What is the expiation for intentionally breaking the fast for two days in Ramadan due to sexual intercourse with one's wife, along with accumulated make-up fasts from a previous Ramadan?
Am I obliged to offer expiation for delaying the making up of (fasting) days from previous Ramadans due to ignorance of its obligation, and how is it to be offered if it becomes obligatory, considering my limited means and lack of knowledge of the poor?
What is the ruling on a husband having sexual intercourse with his wife five times on different days during the daylight hours of Ramadan? Is it permissible to feed the poor instead of fasting due to hardship? Is expiation required for each day? Is expiation incumbent upon the wife if she initiated the foreplay?
What is the ruling on one who had intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan due to his long absence from her, knowing the ruling of its prohibition, but ignorant of the severity of the expiation (freeing a slave), while being able to pay it?
How many Tunisian dinars does my mother need to feed 12 poor people as expiation for the days she did not fast in Ramadan due to her illness, and is it permissible for her to give the entire amount to one person at once?
What must she do after her husband fondled her from behind, and she is unsure whether penetration occurred, and she decided to fast for two months as expiation for that?
What is the difference between the fidyah (expiatory payment) for fasting and the kaffarah (atonement) for fasting?
Is expiation incumbent for the nine days whose make-up was delayed after becoming aware of the Sharia ruling, until Ramadan began?
What is the expiation for sexual intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan for a couple if the wife was the one who initiated the foreplay?
Is it permissible to give charity instead of fasting for two and a half years for someone who finds fasting difficult and has many sins?
Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for one who intended to fast a make-up (qada’) day but then menstruated on a “day of doubt” (yawm ash-shakk), and was unable to make up what was due before Ramadan?
How is the meat of the Fidyah distributed, and is it permissible for the household to eat from it?
What is the ruling regarding someone who passed away having not fasted two months of Ramadan due to illness and old age, and is it incumbent upon his children to fast on his behalf or to offer expiation (fidyah)?
What is the ruling on and how is the expiation performed for a husband who intentionally had intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan while she was coerced, given that fasting would cause hardship for the husband and the wife is pregnant and unable to fast?
Is it obligatory to give charity for making up missed days of Ramadan from previous years, and what is the method for giving this charity, and is it permissible to give it outside the country?
Is the expiatory feeding (kaffarat al-it'am) ruled upon by Sheikh Sulaiman Al-Majid sufficient for the crime of sodomy during the daytime in Ramadan, or must I fast two months to remove the obsessive whisperings?
What is the criterion for ability (istita’ah) in fasting two consecutive months for the expiation of Dhihar (injurious assimilation of wife to a female relative) and sexual intercourse during a Ramadan day, which necessitates resorting to feeding [the poor], and is arduous, nearly continuous work considered an excuse?