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Fidyah and Kaffarah
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What is Fidyah?
When a person has either become extremely weak due to old age, or they are suffering from an illness which prevents them from fasting, they are not obliged to fast during Ramadan. Instead, if they have the means, they must feed a person in need two meals for every day of Ramadan.ÌýThis payment is called Fidyah.
You can only give Fidyah if you will miss fasts due to illness and areÌýunable to make them up later. So if you are suffering from a temporary sickness during Ramadan, you need to make these fasts up later.
At Ãļ§Ö±²¥, we recommend you giveÌý£7 a day as Fidyah, as this will cover the cost of two high quality meals, to the standard we would feed ourselves. This adds up toÌý£210 for the month of Ramadan.Ìý
What is Kaffarah?
If you break or miss a fast in Ramadan intentionally and without a valid reason, youÌýmustÌýfast consecutively for 60 days. (This excludes days when it is forbidden to fast, such as Eid and when a woman is menstruating). If you miss a fast during these 60 days, you will need to start from the beginning, to ensure your 60 fasts are consecutive.
If you are physically unable to do this,Ìýyou are required to pay the Kaffarah (expiation).
The donation will feed 60 needy people two meals. At Ãļ§Ö±²¥, we recommend paying £3.50 per meal, as we should feed them to the standard we would feed ourselves. This adds up toÌý£420 per missed fast.