An elderly woman who cannot fast: Is it permissible for her to feed thirty poor people at once?

The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you. Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy. May Allah lengthen your life. We have an old woman, her age is perhaps one hundred and fifteen, so what is her situation regarding her ability to fast? If we were to give, for example, thirty poor people at once, would that suffice if she cannot fast? She cannot fast, approximately, because she tells me, “Ramadan is coming, so ask me: if I am unable, can I pay, for example, thirty?”

The Shaykh : If she is unable, she feeds thirty poor people, or twenty-nine poor people, according to the days of Ramadan.

The questioner : Okay, but if we pay it all at once, meaning thirty at once, meaning.

The Shaykh : Thirty individuals or as a group?

The questioner : Individuals or as a group, meaning.

The Shaykh : Individuals do not suffice; she must invite a poor person. Meaning, even if she gathers the thirty at once, for example, in one day, there is no harm.