What should those who cannot fast and who will not be able to fast in the future due to being ill do?
Dear Brother / Sister,
Very old people whose impotence and weakness increase day by day and who are unlikely to get well and people with incurable diseases have to give fidyah for each fard and wajib fasting.
One fidyah -as it is stated in the verse- is to feed one person for a day. There are two meals in a day.
Fidyahs can be given to one poor person or to more than one. It can be given at the beginning or end of the month of Ramadan. It is possible two feed the poor people in the morning and evening - two meals a day - or to give the equivalent money to the poor. The money can be given as a whole or every day separately.
If a person who is too weak to perform fasting is not rich enough to give fidyah, what he needs to do is to ask forgiveness from Allah. He is relieved of the responsibility of giving fidyah.
Questions on Islam
- Can ransom (fidyah) for fasting be given to a charity organization?
- Will you give information about the qada of skipped fasting and giving fidyah for skipped fasting?
- Is it permissible for a person who does hard manual labor not to perform fasting? What are the excuses that makes it permissible for a person not to fast?
- Does a woman who cannot fast in pregnancy perform fasting later or pay fidyah?
- Does a person who cannot fast and who does not have any money have to give fidyah?
- If an ill person does not have enough money to pay fidyah, can his daughter pay fidyah on behalf of her father?
- When is it necessary to give fidyah (ransom) for fasting in Ramadan and to whom?
- Frequently Asked Questions on Fasting
- Is it possible to perform fasting later as qada?
- Should those who have difficulty in performing fasting due to their conditions perform fasting later or pay fidya?
