Fidyah and Expiation
369 questions
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?
What is the expiation for breaking the fast on certain days of Ramadan, and does the expiation suffice for fasting those days?
If a man deliberately breaks his fast during Ramadan due to thirst, does he only have to make up for that day, or is he also required to fast for two consecutive months after having intercourse with his wife on the same day? And is the wife only required to make up for that day, or does she also have to fast for two consecutive months?
What is the value of the expiation of feeding sixty poor people, and what should I do if I am unable to fulfill it?
Is it permissible to pay zakat in lieu of the missed Ramadan fasts due to menstruation, and if so, how; and if not, is there an expiation for that, knowing that I missed three years of fasting due to a state of severe fainting and exhaustion?
How is feeding to be done in detail for the days not fasted in Ramadan, and is it permissible to give it to a single family or must it be distributed, and is it permissible to feed before fasting all the days, or is fasting a prerequisite before feeding?
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?
Is it permissible to delay giving out the expiation (kaffarah) until after next Ramadan, and is it permissible to give out the expiation in the form of food other than wheat, such as pasta, raisins, pistachios, and almonds, and is it permissible to give it to one person, and what is the amount of pasta that must be given out as expiation?
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?
What is the description of the food for expiation for feeding a needy person and its measure? Is it permissible to give its value in money or to give it to a single needy person? Is it necessary for the expiation to be on the same day as the missed fast?
What are the consequences for a husband who intentionally drank alcohol during the daytime in Ramadan five years ago and did not make up that day, and how can he atone for his sin, knowing that he completed the fast of the rest of the month and did not stop drinking alcohol outside of Ramadan?
Must I make up the days I missed in Ramadan due to surgery, or is it permissible to offer a Fidyah for them, and if Fidyah is permissible, what is its amount in Qatar?
Is the husband who had intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan, after he found her naked and she aroused his desire, sinful? Does expiation become obligatory upon him? What is the ruling on the wife's action? And how is expiation performed after the husband's death?
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?
What is the ruling on sexual intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan, and what is its expiation? Is it permissible to combine the intention of expiation with the intention of an 'aqiqah when feeding sixty poor people?
What is the ruling on someone who owes an expiation for intercourse (kaffarat jima') but is unable to perform it due to embarrassment from fasting in front of their family? Is it permissible for them to feed (the poor) with the intention of fasting should they get a two-month leave to fast away from their family, knowing that the second Ramadan has arrived and they have not yet fasted?
Is it permissible for my mother, who suffers from a chronic illness and is unable to fast Ramadan, to pay the expiatory fidyah for not fasting to one person all at once a long time after Ramadan, or to pay it in installments?
Is it permissible to pay the fidyah for a mother who is ill with a stroke and hemiplegia, by feeding one needy person for each day, and can the entire amount be paid at once to a charitable organization, and is it permissible to delay the expiation until after the month of Ramadan?
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 to break the fast and offer expiatory feeding of the poor instead of making up for the missed days of Ramadan, especially with a medical excuse that prevents fasting and makes making up difficult, and should money be given for expiation if a person dies before making up?
What is the ruling on and expiation for a person who had intercourse with his wife in Ramadan multiple times and in different years? Is it permissible to feed Muslims instead of the needy if the latter are not available? Is it a condition that the needy be Muslims? Can you help them in feeding the needy by transferring the amount to you?