Fidyah

Q: Instead of making up for fasts that I missed due to menses of the past 3 years and last year, can I give fidyah and not keep the fast?

Q: I like to ask you about fidyah. 

1. If you can't fast in Ramadan because of ill health, do you need to give fidyah for 30 days? 

2. Do you need to give fidyah to one person or more than one persons? 

3. Can I give fidyah to a charity organisation then they may distribute it?

Q: I would like to know what’s the fidya amount for Hanafee please?

Q: Is it permissible to pay fidyah before Ramadhaan?

When paying fidyah, can the full amount be paid at the beginning of Ramadhaan or must it be paid at the end of Ramadhaan?

Q: Dad was ill in hospital and shortly after he got admitted he passed away. He did not give wasiyat for his missed fast and salaah, so I've taken it upon myself to fulfil some sort of kaffarah (fidyah) on his behalf, and insha'allah Allah will accept.

In terms of spending the kaffarah (fidyah), there is a young baligh male who is from a poor family and needs to sort out his final year of studies in order for him to get his degree/diploma in order to move forward with his life.

Is it possible for me to give him the money or a 3rd party who is currently financially responsible for his payments to pay off his final year of studies?

Q: Can I offer my parents missed salaahs as they both have died (may Allah bless their souls and forgive them) or should I pay fidyah for their missed salaahs and fasts so that Allah almighty may forgive them for not being regular in their salaah and fasting. 

Q: A 25 year old person suffers from asthma attacks on and off. The only solution is to take an inhaler which contains medications. How will he fast during Ramadhaan?

Q: If my deceased parents have not been steadfast with zakaat, salaah and fasting due to reasons that I am not aware of, am I able to compensate for this, even if they have not mentioned it in their will? I would love my parents to be in Jannah, so how can I help them achieve this now that they have passed away?

Q: Can I give blankets as fidyah of fasts of my grandmother who can't fast to the needy in Madrasah?

Q: My father passed away recently. My parents were divorced since I was 7 years old. We would only meet as a family a few times a year, so now that he is gone, we are left with questions.

1. If he did not fast due to diabetes, how do we pay fidyah for him? We do not even know the number of days/months/years he did not fast throughout his 64 years of life. Is there an average or estimated amount that we should pay?

2. We understand that wealth can only be distributed after paying off the deceased’s debts. However, what happens if the deceased does not have any wealth? What if the debt is too large an amount for the children to bear? Is there a guideline to this?