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If you don’t fast for any of the days of Ramadan, you’ll be required to pay a charitable form of compensation. You must pay Fidya (Fidyah) for fasts missed out of necessity, that cannot be made up afterwards.
When someone cannot fast in Ramadan and can’t make up the lost days afterwards (for example, because of a long-term health condition), then they should pay (Fidyah) for someone else to be fed.
The Fidyah amount required to be paid for one missed fast (which cannot be made up afterwards) is R33 per day (Shaf’i, Hanbali and Maliki) or R36 per day. (Hanafi)
Fidyah equates to R33 per day (Shaf’i, Hanbali and Maliki) or R36 per day (Hanafi) for each fast missed in Ramadan. This will provide a person with one meal for one day. However, if one misses all 30 fasts in Ramadan, they would need to pay R990 (Shaf’i, Hanbali and Maliki) or R1080 (Hanafi).
To make up for missing fasts Ramadan is a commandment from Allah.
Fasting is for a fixed number of days, and if one of you be sick, or if one of you be on a journey, you will fast the same number of other days later on. For those who are capable of fasting (but still do not fast) there is a redemption: feeding a needy man for each day missed. Whoever voluntarily does more good than is required, will find it better for him; and that you should fast is better for you, if you only know.
(Qur’an 2:184)
Fidyah is paid for deliberately missing a fast with a valid reason to do so, however, Kaffarah is only paid if you break a fast without a valid reason. The amount paid in Fidyah for each missed fast is equivalent to feeding one person. However, when paying Kaffarah, the payment for is the equivalent of feeding 60 people.
You are eligible to pay Fidyah if you have missed or are exempt from fasting due to illness, old age or any other reason which prevents you from making the fasts up later.
Fidyah is to be given only to the poor and needy, not to everyone. Scholars consider Fidyah to be like zakat, therefore those entitled to receive Fidyah are regarded as being among those who are entitled to Zakat.
Fidya (fidyah) is a religious donation to help those in need. It is only paid when someone is unable to fast during Ramadan due to medical conditions or any other valid reasons such as a prolonged illness, and will not be able to make up the fast.
You’re supposed to pay it before you miss a fast, or before Ramadan if you know you can’t participate for the whole month.
Fasting during Ramadan is an obligation on all able Muslims and is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Muslims must pay kaffarah or fidyah when missing this fundamental aspects of Islam, with a valid reason or not. Charity, as well as compulsory payments like these, emphasise just what an important aspect of Islam the holy month of Ramadan is.
Fidyah is a donation that must be paid, to feed the less fortunate, for not being able to fast during Ramadan. Therefore, fidyah of R33 per day (Shaf’i, Hanbali and Maliki) or R36 per day (Hanafi) is payable for each fast missed.