Ruling on Combining the Fidyah of Feeding the Poor

Question:
Any traveler may combine the feeding of thirty poor people at the beginning of the month, and it ends there.

Answer:
The one who is unable to fast, whether for the obligatory performance or making it up, such as the very old person or the one with a chronic illness, feeds one poor person for each day, and this suffices in place of fasting. He said, Exalted and Majestic is He: those who are able to bear it, meaning it is difficult for them and they cannot manage it, so feeding becomes a substitute for fasting as a fidyah. Then he has the choice: if he wishes, he combines it all and gives it to the poor; if he wishes, he separates it and distributes it among several poor people; and if he wishes, he does it at the beginning of the month, at the end, or in the middle. It is a fidyah of feeding a poor person, absolutely. The important thing is that he feeds for the day or the days in whatever manner. Yes.