Fidyah
Question
I had a question about fasting for my mother. She is sick and on mediation? She can't fast do to sickness? Is she required to feed poor person or what she has to do?
Answer
If she cannot fast for the rest of her life then she should give fidyah and fidyah can be given by feeding one person a full meal. A full meal is approximately 18 – 20 rands.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
( وللشيخ الفاني العاجز عن الصوم الفطر ويفدي ) وجوبا ولو في أول الشهر وبلا تعدد فقير كالفطرة لو موسرا وإلا فيستغفر الله هذا إذا كان الصوم أصلا بنفسه
قال الشامي : قوله ( العاجز عن الصوم ) أي عجزا مستمرا كما يأتي أما لو لم يقدر عليه لشدة الحر كان له أن يفطر ويقضيه في الشتاء فتحقوله ( ويفدي وجوبا ) لأن عذره ليس بعرضى للزوال حتى يصير إلى القضاء فوجبت الفدية نهرثم عبارة الكنز وهو يفدي إشارة إلى أنه ليس على غيره الفداء لأن نحو المرض والسفر في عرضة الزوال فيجب القضاء وعند العجز بالموت تجب الوصية بالفدية قوله ( ولو في أول الشهر ) أي يخير بين دفعها في أوله أو آخره كما في البحر (رد المحتار 2/ 427)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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