Oaths, Vows & Kaffarah · Subtopic
Kaffarah for Oaths
357 fatawa from 5 South African Darul Iftas on Kaffarah for Oaths, part of Oaths, Vows & Kaffarah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Kaffarah for Oaths fatawa — page 1 of 9
- Mufti Online8 Oct 2026
Giving kaffarah for breaking an oath
A friend has asked me to submit this question on behalf of him… Allah Ta'ala give me the ability to ask what he needed… from what I understood. He…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - 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.
- Azaadville4 May 2026
The Niyyat When Re-performing A Salaah Which Was Rendered Invalid
If for some reason the Salaah of the Imaam was rendered invalid and later the Musallis were informed to repeat that Salaah; when repeating that…
- Azaadville7 Apr 2026
The Kaffaarah (Penalty) For Breaking An Oath
A lady too an oath (Wallahi) that she will not talk to or have anything to do with someone. The intention she had was that she will never speak to,…
- 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 - 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?
- Azaadville5 Feb 2026
Performing Qadha Salaah Seated
A person missed their Salaah in their lifetime. His ankle is currently fractured as a result of which which he is sitting and performing Salaah…
- Camperdown18 Dec 2025
Ruling and Kaffarah for a Verbal Promise
Asssalamualikum Maulana, please let me know what is the ruling and kaffarah I told my student, I promise I won’t listen your sabaq.
Azhar Mownah - Ibn Masood4 Nov 2025
Pardoning Qadhaa Salaah
I have heard that when a person makes Taubah and becomes punctual on all his Salaah, then any Salaah which he missed prior to this, are all…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online21 Sep 2025
Giving two sandwiches as kaffarah for breaking an oath
I would like to expiate 2 oaths. I would like to know if I give 2 peanut butter sandwiches to 10 people each, if that counts as expiation. I used to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - Ibn Masood8 Aug 2025
Discharging Fidyah Due to Illness
After being diagnosed with a chronic medical condition, I was advised by my Doctor not to fast consecutively as we do during Ramadhaan. Initially, I…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - 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 - Ibn Masood16 Jul 2025
Discharging Fidyah Due To Illness
Can a person who suffers from an illness, and as a result finds it difficult to keep Qadha of his/her fasts after Ramadhaan, compensate the fasts…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - 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 - Mufti Online1 Jul 2025
Kaffarah for breaking a vow where one will pay for every time one commits a sin
If someone made a vow to not do a sin and that if he did the sin from start to finish he would give in charity R100. For each time he did it he…
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 - 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 - Mufti Online9 Feb 2025
Expiation of sins for a martyr except debts
Is the debt of expiation for breaking an oath considered a human right? If someone tries to pay their expiation debts but passes away without being…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - Mufti Online13 Jan 2025
Kaffarah for breaking an oath
If some swears by saying "I swear I would not swear throughout my life after today". Suppose he swears more than once after this in the coming days.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville17 Aug 2024
Niyyat (Intention) When Performing Qadha Salaah
How do I make niyyah while praying the qadha as I do not remember the days?
- Azaadville17 Aug 2024
Calculating The Number Of Qadha Salaah
In the past I happen to miss certain fardh salahs due to not being sure of whether or not my haidh was over. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with the…
- 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 - 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 - Ibn Masood28 Jul 2024
Kaffaarah Due To Intercourse While Fasting
Please can you clarify if a fast broke due to sexual activity on two days, does one Kaffaarah suffice, or must a separate Kaffarah be fulfilled for…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - 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…
- Ibn Masood30 Jun 2024
Qadhaa Salaah
If someone did not read Salah for four years, what should they do and how do they repent?
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Ibn Masood1 Jun 2024
Qadhaa of Witr Salaah
I found out that Witr salaah is compulsory. I thought it was Nafl/Sunnah. I accepted Islam from 2016 and I have missed approximately 2844 Witr…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood15 May 2024
Salaah of a Person Suffering from Schizophrenia
QUESTION: A deceased person’s family wishes to pay Fidya for the person’s missed fasts and Salaah during his lifetime. Q1. He suffered for almost…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood2 May 2024
Time allotted for Qadha Salaah
How much time should a person allot to performing Qadha Salaah in a day? If a person has to perform quite a bit of Qadha Salaah and dedicates…
Molana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online29 Apr 2024
Fasting qadha fasts in Shawwaal
I missed two days of fasting in Ramadhaan due to menstruation and I have missed 15 days of fasting from the previous Ramadhaans. In order to obtain…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood29 Apr 2024
Making one intention for Qadha and Shawwal fasts
Can you combine Qadha and Shawwal fasts?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood29 Mar 2024
Kaffarah for intercourse during Ramadaan
A few years back, I was in a Haraam relationship with a non-Muslim girl, We would have intercourse while I was fasting. This happened a few times…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood28 Mar 2024
Breaking one’s fast after vomiting
A person after vomiting assumed that his fast was nullified and therefore began eating and drinking. Is Kaffarah necessary?
Mufti Mohammed Desai
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