An elderly woman who is unable to fast and whose husband has divorced her: who feeds on her behalf, her children?
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Fatwa number ( 18869 )
Q: My mother is unable to fast due to her weakness and a permanent lack of capacity, so she breaks her fast during the month of Ramadan . This has been the case for twenty years, and she used to feed a poor person for every day she broke her fast. Three years ago, my father divorced her, so she is now under my care and the care of my brother, who does not live in the same house as us. We are of limited income. Is she required to feed [the poor], or must one of us feed on her behalf? Please note that she has no source of income. What is the amount of food to be given to a poor person for each day? And do we all have to give zakat al-fitr on her behalf, or is it sufficient for one of us to give it?
A: You two must feed on behalf of your mother, who is unable to fast on a
permanent basis, one poor person for each day with an amount of one and a half kilograms of food from the staple food of the country. If one of you does this, it is sufficient. Likewise, for zakat al-fitr, it is sufficient for one of you to give it on her behalf. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: My mother is unable to fast due to her weakness and a permanent lack of capacity, so she breaks her fast during the month of Ramadan . This has been the case for twenty years, and she used to feed a poor person for every day she broke her fast. Three years ago, my father divorced her, so she is now under my care and the care of my brother, who does not live in the same house as us. We are of limited income. Is she required to feed [the poor], or must one of us feed on her behalf? Please note that she has no source of income. What is the amount of food to be given to a poor person for each day? And do we all have to give zakat al-fitr on her behalf, or is it sufficient for one of us to give it?
A: You two must feed on behalf of your mother, who is unable to fast on a
permanent basis, one poor person for each day with an amount of one and a half kilograms of food from the staple food of the country. If one of you does this, it is sufficient. Likewise, for zakat al-fitr, it is sufficient for one of you to give it on her behalf. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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