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Fidyah for a Day: If you were unable to fast for one day due to sickness or old age, you must feed a person for each day missed
This Ramadan
Feed The Needy With Fidyah
Fidyah
- What is Fidyah? Fidyah is required for individuals who are unable to fast due to old age, chronic illness, or a long-term condition and cannot make up the missed fasts later.
- How Much? The required amount for Fidyah is $8 per missed fast or $240 for the entire month. This donation provides food for those in need.
- Religious Purpose: Fidyah serves as compensation for missed fasts, ensuring that while one cannot fulfill their obligation to fast, they still contribute to feeding the less fortunate.
- How It Helps: The donation provides two meals per missed fast to individuals struggling with food insecurity, helping sustain them during Ramadan and beyond.
What Is Kaffarah?
- Who is Kaffarah? Kaffarah is required when someone intentionally breaks a fast without a valid reason and cannot fast for 60 consecutive days as compensation.
- How Much? The required amount for Kaffarah is $480, which covers feeding 60 people in need as an alternative to fasting for 60 consecutive days.
- Religious Purpose: Kaffarah acts as an atonement for deliberately breaking a fast, offering a way to seek forgiveness while supporting those facing hunger.
- How It Helps: This donation ensures that 60 people in need receive nourishing meals, providing essential support to vulnerable communities
Who Must Pay The Fidyah
Fidyah is required when a person cannot fast due to valid reasons and is unable to make up the missed fasts later. The donation ensures that someone in need receives food in place of the missed fasts.
Fidyah Amount
- $8 per missed fast – provides meals for someone in need.
- $240 for the full month (30 fasts) – ensures daily meals for the less fortunate.
Who Must Pay The Kaffarah
Kaffarah is required when a person deliberately breaks a fast and is unable to fast for 60 consecutive days as atonement. Instead, they must feed 60 people in need, ensuring that their missed fast benefits the less fortunate.
Kaffarah Amount
- $480 – Provides meals for 60 people, fulfilling your obligation.
Give Fidyah or Kaffarah
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