Qadha Salaah

Performing qadha salaah in the masjid

Q: I have heard that one should pray Qadha prayer in solitude so that it should not be revealed to anyone that one is praying Qadha prayer. Is this true? 

If so, then there is a problem that in a house where one does not get solitude and it is not possible in the mosque, then what should one do in such a case? 

Then can one pray Qadha prayer in front of the family members or in front of everyone in the mosque.

Fidyah for a person who suffered from dementia

Q: A man passed away, leaving behind his wife, a son, two daughters, a brother and a sister. 

Let's say he left an estate valued at $100,000. He had verbally expressed his wish to give one-third of the estate to charity, but there is no written will. 

How should his estate be calculated and distributed according to Islamic inheritance laws? 

Additionally, because the deceased was ill for the last six months and suffered from dementia, he was unable to perform Salah (prayers) during that time. Should Fidyah be paid for the missed prayers, and if so, from which portion of the estate?

Discharging fidyah

Q: 

1. With regards to paying fidyah for the deceased person's missed salaahs, what is the minimum amount in the form of wheat? 

2. An alternative to discharging the fidyah in the form of wheat or money is to feed one poor person 2 meals to their full for each salaah. Does it have to be the same poor person that is given two meals or can it be 2 poor persons given one meal each? Also, can one person be fed multiple times or given more than the stipulated amount of wheat? (E.g. Giving him 6 meals or a 10kg bag of wheat)? 

3. How would fidyah be calculated if given in the form of rice or maize? 

4. Are their any criteria for the recipients of the fidyah? Do they have to be Muslim and can children be fed as well or do they have to be adults? 

5. As these calculations come to quite exhorbitant amounts, is it permissible to discharge the fidya in a country where the price of food is cheaper such as India, and does mufti know of anyone in India who can assist us in having this done?

Giving kaffaarah for missed salaahs

Q: I would like to know if there is a way I could pay for the missed salahs in my case.

After giving birth my menses cycle did not go normal and was bleeding continuously due to feeding. An Aalimah told me I needed to refer back to my habit previous of pregnancy which was 23 days of tuhr and 5 days of haidh. In this way while doing the calculations almost 2 years later I have discovered I have missed about 400 salah.

With 2 children it may become difficult to perform qadha. Is there a way I could pay for this miscalculation or does Qadha have to be performed?