Arranges feeding of poor and deserving people on behalf of those who cannot fast during the month of Ramadan
For those who are unable to fast...
Arranges feeding of poor and deserving people on behalf of those who cannot fast during the month of Ramadan
For those who are unable to fast (elderly, sick, handicapped, etc.) a compensation must be given by feeding a poor person for every day of fasting not observed. Young need to make up their missed fasts, should they be sick or traveling.
* The price of Fidya for each day of missed fasts is either to feed a poor person two meals in a day, or to give whole wheat, which is enough to feed a poor person twice in a day (1/2 Saa per Hanafi school of thought, or 1 Saa per Shaafi and other schools of thought). (1 Sa = 3 Kilograms approx.)
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The Fidya price for one who has to pay it should be calculated based on the local prices of whole wheat in the place the person resides.
* The price for Fidya in the USA is $3.50 by the Hanafi school of thought, and $7.00 according to the Shaafi and other schools of thought.
* Hidaya distributes Fidya among the deserving in the form of dry ration to those are qualified to receive Zakat.
For more infomation please visit our website: http://www.hidaya.org/