Kaffara

Fidyah (Arabic: الفدية‎) and Kaffara (Arabic: كفارة‎) are religious donations made in Islam when a fast (notably in Ramadan) is missed or broken. The donations can be of food, or money, and it is used to feed those in need.

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Ramadan . Air Travel . Sawm (Fasting) . Kaffara

I travelled to attend a wedding prior to Ramadan. My parents booked our flights knowing Ramadan could have fallen on the day we were flying home. Thus, I could not fast on the first of Ramadan. Do I have to pay Kaffarah?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 2 days ago

Bismihi ta'ala

You do not need to pay a kaffarah.

All you must do is redo that day as qadha`.

And Allah knows best.

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Oath . Kaffara

Is one of the Kaffarah for deliberately breaking an oath to Allah (SWT) the feeding of a number of needy believers?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 months ago

Kaffara for deliberately breaking an oath كفّارة اليمين is feeding ten ooor believers or clothing them, and if unable to feed or cloth ten poor believers then fasting three days.

Wassalam.

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Oath . Kaffara

If one takes an oath (Qasam) that he will not commit a particular act and still does it, thus breaking the Qasam, and then repeatedly commits that act, is there only one Kuffara, or a Kuffara for every time one commits that act?

Breaking the Qasam (Oath) needs Kaffara which is feeding ten poor believers or clothing them. If he is unable to do that then to fast three days. That is one time, which will remove the oath.

Wassalam.

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Daughter . Ramadan . Kaffara . Sawm (Fasting)

If my 9 year old daughter is unable to wake up during the month of Ramadan to my frequent calls at Sehri, is it acceptable if I give Kaffara for her fasts instead?

Waking up for eating or drinking in Sehri (Sohoor) is not a condition in fasting. Fasting is must on Baaligh Muslim whether they wake up or don't wake up for Sehri.

Baaligh girl ( who completed full nine lunar years) must fast the month of Ramadan. Not fasting is a major sin which requires then Qadha of that day, and Kaffara of fasting two months or feeding of sixty poor believers, for every day of not fasting.

Giving Kaffara does not make it permissible.

'Wassalam.

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Parents . Abortion . Sin . Kaffara

What should the parents to do after a mutually agreed abortion of a baby girl? Is it a great sin that can affect the life of other children? Can there be any Kaffara for this act?

Abortion is a type of killing of a human being under formation, that is why it is a major sin. The Penalty of such major sin is called Diyah which is obligatory on the person who did the abortion as well as a Kaffara of killing . The Kaffara is three parts; freeing a slave, fasting two months continuously and feeding sixty poor Momin's. The amount of the Diyah depends on the number of the days of the embryo since the formation of the zygote.
'Wassalam.

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Ramadan . Kaffara . Sawm (Fasting) . Qadha

Does a 10 year old need to give Kaffarah if they purposely leave a fast in Ramadan without any valid reason even if they have made the Qaza fast afterwards?

Bismihi ta'ala

If the 10 year old is a female, who has reached her shar'i age of bulugh, then yes, she will need to pay the kaffarah of 'feeding 60 poor', along with doing the qadha' of that day.

If it was a male, then no, he does not.

And Allah knows best.

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Baligh . Kaffara . Turbah

If someone at the age of three or four years threw a Sajdigah, made of Khak-e-Shifa, in a drain full of dirt and later realized, after becoming Baligh, then what will be the Kaffarah for this act?

No Kaffara and no responsibility on a child in the age of three or four. Estighfaar is always good.

'Wassalam.

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Istikhara . Kaffara

I did an Istekhara and the outcome came in the negative. Can I still do that action if I am really inclined for it? Can I give some Kuffara to do so?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 1 year ago

You can, but, over time, you may come to understand the meaning of the istikhara and why it was negative.

It is not necessary to give kaffarah.

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Kaffara . Abortion

Is there a Kaffara for supporting someone to do an abortion?

Abortion is a major sinful act in Islam act because it is killing a human being in the early stages. There is a sinful act which needs Estighfaar and sincere repentance and a (Diyah) penalty on the person who committed this crime. The amount of the penalty depends on the age of the embryo starting from the moment of the formation of the zygote. Supporting in this major sin is definitely sinful and if the supporter was partner in the abortion, he will be responsible to share the penalty as he shared the crime with same ratio.

Wassalam.

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Sin . Du'a (Supplication) . Kaffara

If a person promises something in a Dua along the lines that I will not do such and such a sin again, but then breaks the promise, will he have to expiate for it?

If a person promises Allah (SWT) to do or not to do something, he must fulfill his promise with out fail. If he breaks his promise, he has then committed a sinful act and must expiate by either fasting two months or feeding sixty poor believers. This is called Kaffara of 'Ahd كفارة العهد.

Wassalam.

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Kaffara . Fidya . Ramadan . Sawm (Fasting)

I have to get a procedure done that cannot be postponed during Ramadan. Due to antibiotics I might have to miss 3 days of fasting. Can I fast those 3 days later? Is there any Kaffara or Fidya due on me as a result?

Fasting the whole of the month of Ramadan is obligatory unless you are traveling or ill with an illness which is related to fasting or caused or worsened by fasting. If taking the antibiotics is must, then you can try to take it in the period fromMahrib till Fajr. If you need to take it during the day and you can not avoid it, then it will be medically necessary which allows you not to fast but you must keep Qadha of that fast which you missed after the month of Ramadan.

Wassalam.

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Kaffara . Marja'

If someone owes Kaffarah does it have to be paid to their own Marja' or can it be paid to another Marja' or directly donated to people in need?

Kaffara has many types e.g. Kaffara of not fasting during the month of Ramadhan, which is feeding sixty poor believers for every missed day of fast, and Kaffara of traveling in a covered vehicle during the state of Ehraam for men in Hajj or Umra which is slaughtering a sheep and distributing it among the poor believers, and Kaffara of not fulfilling an oath, which is feeding ten poor believers or clothing them. These types of Kaffara can be given as material not cash to the poor believers directly.

Wassalam.