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Qadha, Kaffarah & Fidya
342 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Qadha, Kaffarah & Fidya, part of Fasting & Ramadan. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Qadha, Kaffarah & Fidya fatawa — page 1 of 9
- Mufti Online15 Jul 2026
Validity of the Qadha Fast kept during the fifteen day tuhr period
During the 15 days (Paak days) you keep a Qadha fast then notice spotting (marking the beginning of cycle but not the start of it) will the Qadhaa…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Jul 2026
Being able to keep the qadha fasts after fidyah was given
When a person became baaligh, he was not allowed to fast by his mother due to him being asthmatic. His mother would take out fidyah for him each…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood15 Jun 2026
Breaking A Fast For A Medical Procedure
A woman with abdominal pain required a sonar. Her appointment was in Ramadhaan and as a result, she had to break her fast as she needed a full…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville1 Jun 2026
Haidh Interruption During Kaffarah Fast
A girl is not allowed to fast on the days of Haidh, meaning the 60 days of Kaffarah will not be consecutive. Please elaborate.
- Camperdown9 May 2026
Should You Pay Ṣadaqatul Fitr After Paying Fidya?
Assalamualaykum A person paid fidya due to sickness cannot fast anymore. Must the person also pay sadaqatul fitra? Point to note is; he gives his…
Baba Abu Bakr - Camperdown20 Apr 2026
Is it required for a breastfeeding lady who did not fast due to milk supply to make qada and pay fidya?
Is it required for a breastfeeding lady who did not fast due to milk supply to make qada and pay fidya?
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Camperdown18 Apr 2026
Unknowingly Eating After Sehri Time Has Ended
What happens if a person wakes up thinking it is still Sehri time and starts eating, but later checks the time and realizes that Fajr had already…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Camperdown26 Feb 2026
Validity of fast after watching porn in Ramadan
Dear Imam, my question is during Ramadhan, I was fasting and I watched porn. I made a mistake and I shouldn’t have done it. I made taubah to Allah…
Anas Bin Mohammad - Jamiat KZN23 Feb 2026
Qadha And Kaffaarah For Intentionally Breaking Fasts Of Ramadaan
A person intentionally broke a Ramadhan fast 3 years in a row. Will kaafarah be waajib on him 3 times, or will one kaffaarah suffice with the qadhas?
- Azaadville21 Feb 2026
When To Make Qadhaa Or Kaffaarah Of A Fast
If a person intentionally decided not to fast any day in the month, say the night before the 5th Ramadhaan one decided one does not want to fast the…
- Azaadville21 Feb 2026
Qadha And Kaffaarah For Intentionally Breaking Fasts Of Ramadaan
A person intentionally broke a Ramadhan fast 3 years in a row. Will kaafarah be waajib on him 3 times, or will one kaffaarah suffice with the qadhas?
- Camperdown19 Feb 2026
Fasting for a Chronically ill Person
Assalamu alaykum, I would really appreciate guidance on the following matter according to the Hanafi madhhab. I have read that individuals with…
Baba Abu Bakr - MJC10 Feb 2026
An Explanation on Fitrah and Fidyah calculation
1. The Ḥanafī School is the only school that permits the payment of Fidyah and Fiṭrah in cash. Historically, Cape Shafi’ī Muslims have adopted the…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online25 Jan 2026
Giving fidyah for missed fasts if one can fast
Instead of making up for fasts that I missed due to menses of the past 3 years and last year, can I give fidyah and not keep the fast?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Nov 2025
Woman making qadha of a nafl fast broken due to haidh
If a woman kept a nafl fast and her haidh came during the day, will she have to make qadha of that fast?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown16 Oct 2025
Broken Qadhaa Fast: How Many Fasts Are Required?
If a girl keeping a qadha fast, She made intention during the day but then she broke the fast before midday. Will she have to keep 2 fast for it or…
Azhar Mownah - Ask Imaam15 Oct 2025
Fasting during the month of Sha’ban and Qadha fasts
Is there any special merits and rewards for fasting and reading quraan during the month of shabaan? Also is it mentioned in hadith that women should…
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui - Ask Imaam15 Sep 2025
Should one give Kaffarah (penance) of a broken oath immediately?
I wanted to ask if it is necessary to give kaffarah for a broken promise immediately or can it be delayed ? Also if a person is going for Hajj and…
Mehrazur Rahman - Mufti Online1 Sep 2025
Giving clothes as sadaqatul fitr and as qadha of qurbaani
Is it permissible to give Sadaqat ul Fitr and qadha qurbani in the form of clothes? Should they be new clothes or will old clothes in good condition…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam16 Jul 2025
Can a person pay Kaffarah for vows/oaths they took?
So, the question is that if a person makes a vow that whenever he commits a certain sin, then he will perform a certain number of rakaats, if this…
Mahmood Suliman - Mufti Online13 Jul 2025
Keeping a qadha fast for a fast that was not valid from the beginning
I started fasting on the day of Aashura which was just when my haidh ended (my haidh ended the previous day, it lasted for 7 days), but after…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown25 Jun 2025
Kaffārah fasts coincides with the prohibited days..
Salam. If an individual is observing the Kaffarah of fasting for 60 consecutive days and some of those fasts coincide with the two days of Eid or…
Sulaimān Al-Amīn Victor - Mufti Online21 Jun 2025
Keeping a qadha fast on the day of Aashura
If one fasts on the ninth and tenth or tenth and eleventh of Muharram with the intention of a qadha fast, will one receive the reward of the fast of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 May 2025
Keep qadha fast of Ramadaan during the first nine days of Zul Hijjah
I missed 10 fasts during Ramadan due to illness. I am recovered now and wish to complete my missed fasts. I planned to keep the 10 during the first…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 May 2025
Person in itikaaf mistakenly leaving the masjid
If a person making sunnat itikaaf left the musjid mistakenly, does he have to repeat all 10 days or just one. Also what should a person do after his…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 May 2025
Doing online school or working remotely while in sunnah itikaaf
A school student wants to sit for Itikaaf but he will have to do online school in Itikaaf. Is he allowed to do this while in Sunnah Itikaaf? Is a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Apr 2025
Fidyah
I like to ask you about fidyah. 1. If you can't fast in Ramadan because of ill health, do you need to give fidyah for 30 days? 2. Do you need to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown24 Apr 2025
Making Up a Missed Fast Due Travel in Ramadan
السلام عليكم ورحمه الله وبركاته Mufti Saab, hope all is well. I wanted to ask a question about missing a fast due to travel. My friend started his…
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Ask Imaam1 Apr 2025
Can I fast 6 Shawwal before my Qadha?
Can I fast 6 Shawwal before my qhada قضاء ?
- Azaadville27 Mar 2025
Discharging Fidyah With Food Items
A family member passed away a few years ago and Fidyah of the missed fasts was not discharged. Is it permissible to discharge Fidyah by giving food…
- Camperdown12 Mar 2025
Does swallowing vomit which is less than full mouth nullifies ones fast?
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullah wa baraktuh mufti sahib Sometimes when fasting i have an issue where I burp and a small amount of vomit comes up the…
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Ask Imaam5 Mar 2025
Will there be kaffarah if a person was to eat after breaking his fast through masturbation?
Asalamualikum sheikh i hope your well and in the best health and in iman My freind asked me a question regarding ejaculating whilst fasting (through…
Rabiul Islam - Ask Imaam4 Mar 2025
Miscellaneous Masaail pertaining to Kaffarah
1. If in the past a person used to break their fast intentionally... without knowing the rules of kaffaara... do they still have to do the kaffaara?…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Ask Imaam7 Feb 2025
I broke multiple fasts, how many Kaffaarah should i keep?
I broke 3 of my fasts. I wanted to do kaffarah. So, do i have fast 60 days for each one of them or jus fast 60 days once, and 3 days for the 3…
Zaakir Ismail - Ask Imaam4 Feb 2025
How do I gain forgiveness for intentionally missing a lot of fasts in my life?
I have intentionally missed a lot of fasts in my life. How do I gain forgiveness?
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Azaadville27 Jan 2025
Eligible Recipients Of Fidyah For Missed Salaah And Fasts
To whom can the Fidyah for missed salaah and unkept fasts be given to?
- Mufti Online1 Aug 2024
Making qadha for one's missed fasts of Ramadhaan in Muharram
Can I fulfill my qaza roza in the month of Muharram or should I do it in another month?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN30 Jul 2024
Keeping the sixty Kaffarah Fasts consecutively
A person has to keep the sixty Kaffarah fast. Please advise the ruling on the following situations: If he starts and it so happens that the sixty…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Mufti Online28 Jul 2024
Keeping qadha fasts first before waajib fasts
I want to do my farz qaza roza while I have many roza of mannat also. Which should I perform first, farz qaza or wajib rozas?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville12 Jul 2024
Keeping A Qadha Fast On The 9th Muharram
My wife has one Qadha fast of Ramadaan left to keep. Can she keep that on the 9th Muharram, and the fast of the 10th the next day? Or does she need…
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