Fidyah and Expiation
120 questions
Is it permissible to give money in lieu of fasting the missed days from the previous Ramadan, knowing that the postpartum period (nifas) will end a few days before Ramadan? Or is it obligatory to make up for them by fasting? And what is the amount of the fidyah if it is permissible?
What is the ruling on one who masturbated during the daytime in Ramadan, then refrained from eating and drinking until Maghrib? Should he complete his fast or break it? And what is the ruling on delaying the making up of Ramadan days until the following Ramadan due to masturbation, and what should he do?
Is it permissible to offer expiation for fasting on behalf of a deceased parent who missed two Ramadans due to illness and old age, and would that suffice for him?
Is it obligatory to make up six consecutive Ramadans, given that one is unable to inform the mother of the reason to avoid her anger, and is expiation (kaffara) due if some of the make-up days are delayed until after the next Ramadan?
Is it obligatory to make up for the days of not fasting due to a medical excuse after recovery, or was paying the fidyah sufficient?
Is the amount of rice given by the father to feed the poor sufficient and valid as expiation for the days he missed fasting due to his illness, and is the time of giving it out appropriate?
What is the ruling on one who shaves the hair growing next to the ear – the 'adhār (sideburns) – during iḥrām out of ignorance? And does he owe expiation for each hair, or is it sufficient for him to feed six needy persons?
Is a Fidyah or Kaffarah incumbent upon me for repenting after intentionally aborting a fetus in the first month of pregnancy without a health reason or a Shari'ah-compliant justification, and is my action considered killing a soul?
Does giving 10 dirhams daily from the sick grandfather's money—sometimes after breakfast, sometimes in the morning, and sometimes before it—suffice and is it enough, and how should this charity be intended?
Is expiation required for delaying feeding a needy person for the days my mother missed fasting, four years after her death, due to my belief that expiation was waived for her because of her old age and inability?
What is the ruling regarding a sick woman who is unable to fast, does not possess money for expiation, and her husband refuses to give her money for it? And what should she do?
What is the religious ruling regarding the fasting of a kidney failure patient who undergoes hemodialysis, and is he required to make up the fast or offer expiation?
Is my mother to feed a poor person for each day she missed fasting, or is the expiation waived for her inability to fast in the last two years due to her old age?
What is the ruling on one who masturbated during the daytime in Ramadan intentionally, and fasted to make up some of the days, but then forgot whether he had made up all the days or not? And does expiation (kaffarah) result from that?
How can one make up for past days or months of fasting if they do not remember whether they had fasted or not, and is the making up (qada’) required to be accompanied by feeding (it’am), and is it permissible to feed the questioner's family?
Is it sufficient to pay a sum of money (one dinar) to each poor person for feeding the needy in expiation and as a penalty for intentionally breaking the fast during Ramadan, or is it required to provide them with food as some imams have done?
Is it possible to complete fasting the missed days of Ramadan after the next Ramadan, and is expiation due for them, and what is its amount?
What is the ruling on feeding the poor as expiation for not fasting Ramadan for those prevented from fasting due to illness, what is the measure of a saa', and must the father give it out?
What is the ruling on delaying the making up of days from the previous Ramadan for several years due to illness, and is expiation obligatory in this case?
What is the ruling on a husband having intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan, and what should someone who did that in the past Ramadan do, and is there an expiation other than fasting for someone who cannot fast for 60 days, and does the ruling apply to both spouses or to one of them?
Is a diabetic woman who is unable to fast sinful if her husband does not pay the expiation on her behalf? And what should she do?
Is the hair that necessitates blood (ritual expiation) upon its falling only from the head and beard, or does it include all body hair? And is blood due for every hair that falls when running fingers through the hair to let water reach the scalp, or during ritual cleansing (istinja'), and how can one know the number of fallen hairs and whether they are alive or not?
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?
Is it permissible for an excused person whose recovery is not expected to pay the full expiation (kaffarat al-fitr) at the beginning of Ramadan, and is that considered hastening the performance of an act of worship before its due time?