Fidyah and Expiation
369 questions
Is it permissible to pay the expiation for two oaths—feeding 20 needy persons—from the fidyah (slaughtering a goat) designated as an offering of gratitude after surviving an accident, or must the needy be fed first, and the fidyah be offered later?
Is breaking the fast by a nurse who is caring for a father suffering from a semi-comatose state and not fasting considered an expiation (fidyah) for the father's not fasting?
Does one expiation become obligatory, or several expiations, for one who engaged in intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan on several days and forgot their number? And does he transition to feeding [the poor] due to the multitude of fasts? And what is the ruling for one who adopted the view of the obligation of expiation in a state of obsessive doubt?
What should a 36-year-old Muslim woman residing in Europe do, who has not fasted previous Ramadans since her marriage at age 17 due to repeated pregnancies and breastfeeding, then due to a surgical operation and its complications that prevented her from fasting, and she is now remorseful and wishes to atone for what she missed, knowing that she cannot make up for what she missed or fast future Ramadans for health reasons and according to doctors' recommendations? Is it permissible to pay the expiation as a sum of money to charitable organizations in an Islamic country like Saudi Arabia because she does not know any poor people in her country of residence? And how many needy persons must be fed for approximately 20 past years? What is the sufficient amount in US dollars for each needy person? And can she send the appropriate amount to feed the needy in an Islamic country?
Is it permissible to count the amount given as a loan to the wife's friend as fidya (expiatory payment) for the days the wife missed fasting due to illness?
What is the expiation for one who intentionally breaks their fast on a day in Ramadan?
Is it permissible to offer expiation for fasting on behalf of an elderly man who does not comprehend fasting nor understand its meaning due to illness?
Is monetary expiation permissible for making up a Ramadan fast day on which a young man broke his fast by masturbating, given his inability to fast or to feed the poor, and what is its value in Egyptian currency?
Is it permissible to feed the poor instead of making up 45 days of Ramadan fasting due to pregnancy and severe bleeding, as ruled by Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)?
What is the expiation for not making up the missed days from the previous Ramadan before the onset of the coming Ramadan, and for being unable to fast the coming Ramadan due to taking medication?
What is the expiation for someone who had intercourse with his wife multiple times during the daytime in Ramadan, and he does not find a slave to free, and it is difficult for him to fast for two consecutive months, so should he feed sixty poor people?
Is it permissible to feed sixty poor people as expiation for sexual intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan, after failed attempts to fast for two consecutive months due to lust, or is it obligatory to resume fasting? And is it permissible to postpone the expiatory fasting until after next Ramadan if it comes?
What is the expiation for delaying the making up of days from one Ramadan until the next for several years due to a shortage of days in Sha'ban?
Is expiation (kaffara) obligatory for an elderly, ill woman who broke her fast in Ramadan due to illness after her health deteriorated, and should she pay it herself or should her son pay it, and in what currency should the payment be made?
What are the designated places in Egypt for donating the expiation for feeding 60 needy people, and can one donate to the Food Bank, and what is the required amount for the donation, with assurance that the food reaches all the needy?
Am I obligated to make up a day of fasting if I am uncertain whether a year has passed since it was missed, and is it permissible for me to be cautious by feeding a needy person even if I do not possess the money, and is it permissible for my father to pay it on my behalf, and must the food be cooked?
What is incumbent upon a husband who broke his fast in Ramadan due to a kidney illness, then in another Ramadan due to the coronavirus, and did not make up the days he missed in either Ramadan?
Is it permissible to feed the poor in lieu of the days one did not fast in Ramadan due to a psychological illness that requires taking medication at specific times, and thus, making the missed fasts not obligatory to make up?
If a man has intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan for two days, do they have to fast for four months or two months? And if one of them is unable to fast, is it sufficient to sponsor a family by feeding them for sixty days, or is it obligatory to feed sixty needy people on one day?
Is there a religious limit for someone unable to fast that permits them to resort to feeding [the poor]?
Is atonement obligatory for a husband who had intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan after having covered half the travel distance, which exceeded eighty kilometers, considering himself a traveler?
Is it permissible for me to break my fast in Ramadan out of concern for the fetus's health, given that I suffer from cholestasis in the liver and must take medications on time, and must I make up for the fast and offer expiation if I break it?
What should a woman do if she has about sixty days of fasting to make up for, from two consecutive Ramadans, due to pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding, and she suffers from weakness and a deficiency in vitamins and minerals, and she feels extreme fatigue when she attempts to fast? Can she pay expiation (kaffarah), and what is its amount?
What is the expiation for intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan (namely, three separate days), given that three years have passed since the incident and it is difficult to fast for six consecutive months, and is it permissible to pay it in Egyptian Pounds to one needy person?