Feeding the Poor in Place of Fasting for the Sick
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Question:
This is Abu 'Abdullah from Jeddah, may Allah preserve you. I am suffering from several illnesses, and praise be to Allah in all circumstances. The doctor has ordered me not to fast. My question is: I have the obligation of feeding a fasting person for more than fifty poor people during the blessed month of Ramadan. Does feeding a fasting person suffice in place of the feeding (fidyah)?
Answer:
If you intended it for the fast and you fed the poor people, then this is sufficient, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This is Abu 'Abdullah from Jeddah, may Allah preserve you. I am suffering from several illnesses, and praise be to Allah in all circumstances. The doctor has ordered me not to fast. My question is: I have the obligation of feeding a fasting person for more than fifty poor people during the blessed month of Ramadan. Does feeding a fasting person suffice in place of the feeding (fidyah)?
Answer:
If you intended it for the fast and you fed the poor people, then this is sufficient, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 21-08-1438هـ — af.org.sa (30:28)
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