When and How to Pay Fidyah for Missed Fasts
When can fidyah (ransom) be paid for missed fasts?
Fidyah can be paid in case of a permanent illness.
What should be given as fidyah for missed fasts?
Fidyah for missed fasts can be given in the form of money or food.
Explanation:
- Fidyah is paid by those who are unable to fast due to a permanent illness.
- Fidyah is to feed a needy person two meals a day.
- Fidyah can also be given in the form of food or money.
How much is fidyah?
- The amount of fidyah is the cost of two meals that you would eat yourself.
- In 2024, the minimum fidyah is PKR 250 per day.
- The fidyah for 30 days will be approximately PKR 7500.
- Fidyah should be given according to one's ability.
When to pay fidyah?
- Fidyah can be paid before the start of Ramadan.
- It can also be paid after Ramadan.
Why did Allah ordain fidyah for the sick?
- Fidyah was ordained to emphasize the importance of fasting.
- It also provides for the poor.
- The person who receives fidyah still fasts, but the fast is broken with the provision of the person paying fidyah.
- In this way, the person paying fidyah also receives a reward.
Where can fidyah be given?
- Fidyah can be given to madrassahs where students are studying the Quran and Hadith.
- It can also be given to a known needy person.
- The person receiving fidyah is not required to fast.
When should fidyah be given?
- Fidyah can be given during Ramadan.
- It can also be given one or two days before the start of Ramadan.
- It is obligatory for the sick to pay fidyah. Allah has ordained fidyah in place of fasting for those who are sick.
- If a person who is able to pay fidyah does not pay it, he will be answerable to Allah.
Therefore, it is obligatory for the sick to pay fidyah.
It is a great blessing of Allah that He has ordained fidyah in place of fasting for those who are sick.
If a person is poor, then it is not obligatory for him to pay fidyah.
May Allah grant us all a healthy life and the ability to fast.
Amen.
Note: THIS TEXT IS TRANSLATED FROM URDU TEXT.
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