Fidyah and Expiation
120 questions
Can one continue to give monthly charity to several families with the intention of expiating for four previous years of fasting until it is all paid off?
What is the jurisprudential difference between expiation (kaffarah) and ransom (fidyah)?
Does the act of disposing of a portion of the fasting expiation (fidya) money, which was designated for the questioner's family, invalidate this expiation? And do any consequences or expiations result from that?
Is it permissible to change one's intention from a general charity (sadaqah) to an expiation (kaffarah) for feeding the poor due to fasting, by adding a previously designated amount for charity to a new amount to complete the value of the expiation?
Is the father obligated to pay expiation on behalf of his daughter who has diabetes and is unable to fast, and is this expiation considered a mandatory expense or a debt upon her until she possesses her own money?
Is it permissible for us to fast the days that our sick father, who is incapable of fasting and feeding the poor, missed?
What is the ruling on me combing my daughter's hair while I am in a state of ihram, or on using perfume for the girl?
What is the ruling on not having paid the expiation (kaffarah) for my brother's diabetes for four years, and is anything incumbent upon me to atone for delaying its payment?
Does feeding as an expiation for not fasting (إطعام) fall away for a sick person who is unable to fast or to feed, in accordance with the Almighty's saying: "Allah does not burden a soul beyond its scope"?
Must a fidya (expiatory a feeding) be given for every day a chronically ill person misses fasting, and what is its amount in Kuwaiti Dinars, and is it permissible to give it in cash to a poor maternal uncle?
Is it permissible to give the expiatory alms for a sick parent's fasting (fidyat siyam) to a poor, sick man who is unable to fast?
What is the ruling on a husband forcing his wife to exit the state of ihram for Umrah by means of sexual intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan, under the pretext of travel, and what is the ruling on applying perfume out of forgetfulness during Umrah?
Is it permissible to offer the fidyah for a wife not fasting Ramadan for five years due to diabetes requiring insulin, and to give it to her poor and indebted mother?
What must a questioner do after repenting and regretting ejaculating during Ramadan due to kissing, without intercourse, with a foreign woman?
What is the method for feeding the needy for someone who is unable to fast Ramadan due to a chronic illness, and is it sufficient to give him a 25 kg bag of flour and a 5-liter container of oil for thirty days?
What is the ruling on departing Muzdalifah after sunrise on the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr), and is there any expiation (fidyah) or blood sacrifice (dam) due for one who does so?
What is required of my father who was forced to wear sewn garments during Hajj due to extreme health necessity?
Is it permissible for a pilgrim to cover themselves with blankets at night during days of extreme cold?
Is a Ramadan compensatory fast valid if the intention was made at night, then the fasting person hesitated before dawn due to the unavailability of suhoor? And is there a sin or expiation for delaying Ramadan compensatory fasting without an excuse until time becomes short?
What is the expiation for an oath, and is it in sequence or by choice, along with mentioning the evidence for the different views?
Is expiation obligatory for someone who covered a part of the back of his head during Ihram while standing at 'Arafah due due to intense heat?
What is the ruling on dividing the expiatory fasting (Sawm al-Kaffarah) between two men who shared in an accidental killing, which resulted in the division of the blood money (Diyyah) between them, with three-quarters upon one and one-quarter upon the other?
Is it permissible to pay a monetary fidyah in lieu of fasting the days one has vowed, and what is its amount?
Is expiation obligatory upon one who startles a pigeon in the Haram of Makkah without killing it?