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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 3 of 9
- Mufti Online10 Feb 2022
Giving money to a student to assist him in his studies for the missed fast and salaah of one's father
Dad was ill in hospital and shortly after he got admitted he passed away. He did not give wasiyat for his missed fast and salaah, so I've taken it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville20 Jan 2022
Qadha Fast With An Additional Niyyat
If I keep a Qadha past and plan on keeping it as a sacrifice so that I Allah can help me in getting good marks, is it fine?
- Mufti Online29 Dec 2021
Breaking one's fast for sports activities
If one breaks his fast for "sports" activities, will qadha or kaffarah have to be kept?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam24 Nov 2021
Can I feed 30 poor students twice for kaffārah for fasting?
Asslamu Alaikum. I wanted to ask about kaffarah of fasting. If a sexual act happened during fast, the kaffarah is to feed 60 poor people. If we get…
Abrar Habib - Ask Imaam10 Nov 2021
How many Kaffarahs for multiple broken fasts?
AoA, I have tried finding this question on the website but couldn’t. I have 2 separate natured questions. 1) if there were multiple Ramadhans where…
Mudassir Benish - Azaadville1 Nov 2021
Travelling From A Country Which Has 30 A Day Ramadhan To One Which Has 29 Days
If a person traveled in Ramadhan from a country which has 30 days Ramadhan to a country which has 29 days. And he didn’t fast one day in which he…
- Azaadville27 Oct 2021
Paying For Kaffarah Fasts
I am a 56 year old female… I have 3 kaffarah fast to keep, it is of 3 different years. I have a few health issues; listed below High blood pressure…
- Ask Imaam20 Jul 2021
How do I calculate the fidya of Salah & Fasts for two years?
An elderly person missed an estimated amount of two years of salah and fasts, please can mufti email me the complete amount of fidya that has to be…
Ismail Dawoodjee - Ask Imaam24 Jun 2021
Is the words of repentance a vow or a promise?
If one says, "o Allah, I will not commit any sin", would his saying be considered a vow or a simple promise???
Abdur Rahmaan bin Moulānā M.Saeed Banubhai - Azaadville2 Jun 2021
Kaffarah Of Fasts On Behalf Of A Mayyit
A person broke his fast of Ramadaan without a valid reason. The Kaffarah was not discharged in his lifetime. Is there a monetary compensation that…
- Ask Imaam1 May 2021
I broke my fast due to severe illness - How many Qadha do i keep?
I am fasting my qadhaa for Ramdhaan , I broke the qadhaa because of severe illness due to which I needed to take medication. Do I now have to make…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Jamiat KZN26 Apr 2021
When can a person pay Fidyah for missed fasts? (2/2)
Can the Fidyah amount for the fasts which an old person cannot keep in Ramadaan be given before Ramadaan starts? Who can it be given to?
- Jamiat KZN26 Apr 2021
When can a person pay Fidyah for missed fasts? (1/2)
Q. I have over 12 months of qaza fasts due. I don’t think I can keep them. Can I pay fidya or kaffarah?
- Ask Imaam17 Apr 2021
My mother is unable to fast due to illness - Can she pay fidyah?
My mother’s health worsens when she fasts. She’s diabetic and has high blood pressure. Fasting makes her extremely weak. As a result, she kept very…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Jamiat KZN21 Jan 2021
How many Kaffarahs for multiple broken fasts?
AoA, I have tried finding this question on the website but couldn’t. I have 2 separate natured questions. 1) if there were multiple Ramadhans where…
Mudassir Benish - Ask Imaam10 Jan 2021
Kaffarah for multiple Ramadans
I wanted to know about kafarah. If I broke my fast intentionally in multiple ramadans, will I have to do 60 days kaffarah for each Ramadan that I…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Mufti Online28 Sep 2020
Qadha for fasts that were broken due to masturbating
1. Prior to 1 year earlier, I did not know that masturbation breaks the fast and I used to do it in the state of fasting. Do I still have to make…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Sep 2020
Performing salaah and fasting as fidyah
Can I offer my parents missed salaahs as they both have died (may Allah bless their souls and forgive them) or should I pay fidyah for their missed…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Aug 2020
Does a woman have to pay kaffārah if she does ẓihār?
Asslamoalikum. If a woman had never said zihar words with the intention of zihar to the man she gets married to before marriage. But after marriage…
Abrar Habib - Ask Imaam10 Jul 2020
Malawi Moonsighting: Must we keep Qadha Fast?
Assalamu alaikum Hope you are well mufti sahib We had eid after 29 days of Ramadhan upon the sighting in Mozambique but some did not accept the…
- Ask Imaam26 Jun 2020
Can I give Fidyah for my missed fasts?
Assalaamu alaykum, I have a question about fasting during ramadan. In january 2018 I’ve had a car accident. Since the accident I have chronic pain…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Mufti Online16 Jun 2020
Haidh starting while one is making qadha of a Ramadhaan fast
If a woman has one qadha fast to pay in. She has sehri and begins her qadha fast, later in the day her haidh begins. Is she required to fast 2 days…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam20 May 2020
How do i pay Kaffarah for an oath i have broken?
Salam I have to pay kaffarah for broken oaths can I pay to One Humanity as I am unable to find poor people where I live. Also how much would it be…
Ahmed-Ur-Rahmaan Ibn Mufti Mohammed Patel - Ask Imaam4 May 2020
Delaying in keeping Qadha fasts of Ramadhaan - Is there a way to compensate?
Salam Aleykoum, I was supposed to make up a couple of days of missed fasts from last year and I kept on postponing it until now when there is a week…
- Ask Imaam16 Apr 2020
Masturbation - Do i keep Kaffarah or Qadha?
Salaam, I want to know if one intentionally masturbates....will his fast be nullified?, furthermore is there a penalty of keeping 60 fasts etc..?
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online22 Mar 2020
Husband forcing wife to break Ramadhaan fast to engage in sexual relations
What do the scholars say regarding A woman who fasts during Ramadhaan. Her husband is not normally home and comes home for a week during Ramadhaan…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Mar 2020
Unable to fast due to asthma
A 25 year old person suffers from asthma attacks on and off. The only solution is to take an inhaler which contains medications. How will he fast…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Feb 2020
Discharging fidyah on behalf of the deceased from the estate
If my deceased parents have not been steadfast with zakaat, salaah and fasting due to reasons that I am not aware of, am I able to compensate for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Feb 2020
Giving blankets as fidyah
Can I give blankets as fidyah of fasts of my grandmother who can't fast to the needy in Madrasah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Feb 2020
Discharging fidyah for the deceased and settling his debts
My father passed away recently. My parents were divorced since I was 7 years old. We would only meet as a family a few times a year, so now that he…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam23 Jan 2020
Does smoking break ones fast? if yes, then will one have to make Qadha and Kaffarah or just Qadha?
Assalamualakum Does smoking break ones fast, if yes then Qadha and Kaffarah or just Qadha?
Muhammed Shafi - Mufti Online18 Jan 2020
Qadha for fasts broken through masturbating during Ramadhaan
If a person masturbates in Ramadhaan while fasting, should he give kaffarah or keep qadha? Also, what should one do if he has doubt as to how many…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Oct 2019
Intercourse with one's wife during the day in the month of Ramadhaan
Last Ramadhaan I indulged in a major sin unknowingly. One day I was not well and I had not fasted on that day and I had sex with my wife during the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Oct 2019
Is it necessary to make a verbal intention for qadha fasts?
I'm replacing my qadha fasts. I fasted for five days consecutively but sometimes I forget to make the intention although I know that I'm replacing…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Sep 2019
Keeping qadha fasts before nafl fasts
If one has qadha fasts to still keep, can one keep nafl fasts or do you have to keep the qadha fast first?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN4 Sep 2019
Qadha Fasts or Muharram Fasts
I have qadaah fasts am I allowed to keep the Muharram fast or do I need to complete my outstanding fasts first
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Aug 2019
Paying fidyah for fasts before the month of Ramadhaan
Can a person pay fidyah for their fasts before the month of Ramadhaan? Will that be regarded as discharged?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jul 2019
Keeping qadha fasts with the niyyah of the six fasts of Shawaal
Can one fast the 6 days of Shawwal as your fard days that you have to pay in together or must it be separate?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jun 2019
Qadha of Ramadhaan fasts
Do the Ramadhaan qadha fasts have to be made up in a continous manner?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Jun 2019
Haidh coming between kaffaarah fasts
I know that kaffaarah fasts have to be kept consecutively, with no break in between. My question is that if a female has to keep kaffaarah fasts,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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