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Qadha, Kaffarah & Fidya
342 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Qadha, Kaffarah & Fidya, part of Fasting & Ramadan. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Qadha, Kaffarah & Fidya fatawa — page 5 of 9
- Mufti Online15 Feb 2018
Sexual relations while fasting
If a couple has Jima (inercourse) in Ramadhaan, the husband is a hanafi and the wife's a shafi. Does the husband only pay the kaffarah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Feb 2018
Making up for missed Salaahs
My question is that, if a person deliberately left many prayers (namaz) then how can he complete them?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Feb 2018
Keeping the qada fasts of another person
My mother, 58, is diabetic and a high bp patient. Contrary to the doctors advice, she observes the Ramadan fasts, alhamdulilah. However, in her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jan 2018
Making qadha for fasts missed in the month of Ramadhaan
Last Ramdhan I was sailing in the sea, and I couldn't fast for most of it. I was Mufter for a period I don't know exactly. What I know is that it is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Jan 2018
Keeping qadha fasts in sequence
Suppose a person has missed fasts of so many years. She also has to fast the days of her periods of the previous Ramadan. Can she first fast for the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Jan 2018
Doubting whether one broke a fast in Ramadhaan
If a person cannot remember whether he broke his fast in Ramadan or not what should he do?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Jan 2018
Keeping qadha fasts before kaffarah for broken fasts
Suppose a person has several missed fasts and one broken fast. He knows that he has to pay kaffarah for broken fast but there is no kaffarah for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Dec 2017
Kaffarah for breaking a fast of Ramadhaan
About 12 years ago when I was 22 (I guess so), I broke my fast intentionally (I don't want to mention the reason but all I can say is I was with my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Dec 2017
Kaffarah for having intercourse while fasting during Ramadhaan
1. What is the kaffara for having intercourse with wife in Ramadan while fasting? Both husband and wife have to pay for the kaffara? 2. Do we have…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Nov 2017
Qadha for fasts that one missed intentionally
I didn't take my deen seriously. So, I didn't fast for three years. There was no reason behind it. Should I only do the qada of the fasts or a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Nov 2017
Kaffarah for breaking an oath
I broke an oath which meant that I had to fast for three days. Im a Hanafi and unfortunately I accidently didn't fast consecutively for three days.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Oct 2017
Forgetfully eating while fasting
I have started qadha fasting of my previous fasts which I did not make up in time. Today accidentally in morning I forgot that I am fasting and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Oct 2017
Qadha for breaking a nafl fast
If a person's nafl fast breaks, how many qadhas does she/he have to keep?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Oct 2017
Minor breaking a fast
I cant remember how old I was but I remember I broke a fast when I was little. What should I do? Keep my kafara (60 fast ) or not?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Oct 2017
Masturbating while fasting
What is the condition of my fast if I masturbate without knowing that it is haram? This happened when I was 12 years old?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Oct 2017
Masturbating while fasting
I am a Muslim boy of 15 years old. Last year in Ramadan while fasting I masturbated but stopped the ejaculation but it leaked. Secondly same Ramadan…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Oct 2017
Breaking a qadha fast
I know that we can break a nafl fast if there is an 'uzr (excuse). For myself as a diabetic, I assume that an 'uzr could be when I get very low…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Oct 2017
Breaking the fast through masturbation
I read that one has to pay kaffarah if one has intercourse during the fast. Therefore, no kaffarah if one commits the sin of masturbation. The…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Sep 2017
Fidyah for missed fasts
Should fidyah (penalty for not fasting) be paid on behalf of a dead person who didn't fast for many years? If yes then what is the ruling of the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam3 Sep 2017
Oath of disbelief
What are the consequences of an oath of disbelief? If a women takes an oath saying “if I do this or do not do this, I will become a kafir forever”.…
Huzaifah Deedat - Mufti Online22 Aug 2017
Qadha for not fasting
I am a student aged 20 yrs old. I have missed a lot of fasts almost all during past months of ramadan except this one. With Allah's grace, I came…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Aug 2017
Giving fidyah on behalf of one's deceased mother
My mother passed away a couple of months aga. She did not fast for many years because she was disabled from 20 years and also because of negligence.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jul 2017
Making up for missed fasts
I'm a convert to Islam, Alhamdulillah, a couple of years I did not fast in Ramadhan because I had really bad aneamia and I was underweight and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam16 Jul 2017
Does Kissing your wife in the mouth break your fast. If so, is there Kaffarah?
Does Kissing your wife in the mouth (French kiss) break your fast. If so, is there Kaffarah?
Ridhwan Ur Rahman - Mufti Online16 Jul 2017
Qadha for fasts broken due to masturbating
I masturbated when I fasted and I didn't know that that will break the fast. I can't estimate because what if I broke five fasts and I actually…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam26 May 2017
Kaffarah Fasts
can you please anser my question , i have been waiting from long time Asalaamualaikum brother few years back in ramdaan my fast broke and it…
Ridhwan Ur Rahman - Mufti Online2 May 2017
Breaking an oath
A person says "If I commit such and such a sin, I will fast every Monday and Thursday". The person committed the sin so started fasting. Does the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Apr 2017Roman Urdu
Qadha roza nafl ki niyyat se
Agar farz roza qaza hogaya aur usse jab poora karna tha to qaza ke saath nafl roze ki fazeelat paane ki bhi niyyat ke liye to kya qaza roza ho…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Mar 2017
Giving fidyah to poor relatives
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?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Mar 2017
Covering up for missed fasts
I had 7 days that I needed to payback from Ramadan 2015 due to monthly menstruation. In Ramadan 2016 I missed paying back those 7 days and I did not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Mar 2017
Diabetic breaking his fast
A diabetic, against the advice of a medical practitioner, fasts during the month of Ramadhan. Most days he manages quite well and is able to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Mar 2017
Experiencing haidh while keeping a qadha fast
I had been keeping my qadha fasts for missing it in Ramadhaan due to haidh. While keeping qadha I experienced haidh and my fast was broken. Do I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Mar 2017
Kaffaarah for masturbating while fasting
I broke my fast due to masturbation what is the kafarah? And once after breaking my fast through masturbation I ate as well once. In total I did it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Feb 2017
Husband forcefully having sexual relations with his wife while fasting
During Ramazaan while fasting, my husband raped me. When I refused to have relations with him, he violently raped me. Is kaffaarah necessary upon me…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Feb 2017
Unpaid zakaat of the deceased and fidyah for the missed Salaahs and Fasts
I am required to pay the religious liabilities and obligations of my deceased father . I am unsure about the various categories of the obligations…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Feb 2017
Breaking one's fast due to being intimate with one's wife
During ramadhaan, whilst fasting I got intimate with my wife. We did not have actual relations at first but satisfied one another using our hands.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Nov 2016Roman Urdu
Nafil rowza rakhne se pehle qadha rowza rakhna
1. Me nafil roze rakna chahta hu. Allah ka qurb owr raza haasil karne keliye lekin mere pehle ke bohot saare roze qaza he aur mene parha he ayk roza…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN20 Oct 2016
Qadha of the Aashura fast due to menses
Slmz. I would like to know if i got my menstruation while keeping the fast of Aashura do i now have to keep a qadhaa fast.
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online24 Aug 2016
Making qadha due to eating sehri after fajr time sets in
On the first day of Ramadhaan I did not know about the 18 degrees fajr time so I ate suhoor after fajr entered according to 18 degrees fajr time.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Aug 2016
Calculating missed Salaahs and Fasts
I am 18 years old. Due to my ignorance I am unsure of when I became baaligh. And, therefore I am unsure of how to calculate my missed Salaah and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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