Salaah

Walking in front of person who is performing salaah

Q: If a person is praying salah and you wish to go past them, is any of the following ways permissible? 

(a) You walk in front of them, stop for a while (say, 10 seconds) and then continue past them. 

(b) You walk in front of them, sit down, then stand up and then continue past them. 

(c) You walk in front of them, perform 2 rakat of nafl salah and when finished, continue past them.

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?