Giving fidyah to poor relatives
Question
The fidya of my late mother, can it be given as sadaqa to any of her poor relatives? Or we can't make a niyya for sadaqa, it has to be given as fidya?
Answer
Yes, you can give it.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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