Paying the value of the fasting fidyah in cash for the elderly
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for an elderly person to pay the value of the fidyah in cash instead of food to make up for his missed fasts?
Answer:
No, Allah has specified food[Al-Baqarah 2:184] so one does not switch from food to money; rather, one gives food for each day, one and a half kilograms, which is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), the Nabawi measure. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for an elderly person to pay the value of the fidyah in cash instead of food to make up for his missed fasts?
Answer:
No, Allah has specified food
And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person
وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ
Source
لقاء رمضاني 03-09-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (20:25)
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