Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Should I Pay Kaffarah For A Voluntary Fast Which I Broke?

· 7 Jumada II 1434 AH1 min readFatwa 25079English

Question

Do i have to pay or fast the kaffarah for a voluntary fast which i broke with a sin?

Im male and have fasted for more than 40 days now because i wasn't in a position to do the other expiations, free a slave, feed the poor etc

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Kaffarah literally means penance, atonement, expiation.

If one breaks the voluntary fast, one only has to make qadah (repeat) of that fast.

There is no further penalty for breaking a voluntary fast.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Saeed Ahmed Golaub

Jamaica

Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]:قياسا بأكله ناسيا ولم تنتف الشبهة "ولو علم الخبر" وهو قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "من نسي وهو صائم فأكل أو شرب فيتم صومه" "على الأصح" لأنه خبر واحد لا يوجب العلم فوجب العمل به وهو القضاء دون الكفارة في الظاهر الراوية وصححه قاضيخان حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (1 / 674)

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