Giving the fidyah for breaking the fast to a single poor person
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. An elderly man who is unable to fast in Ramadan: is it permissible for him to give the fidyah for breaking the fast to one person for the entire month of Ramadan, giving fifteen sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) to a single poor person? Yes.
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it if he is in need. There is nothing wrong with it if he can accommodate it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. An elderly man who is unable to fast in Ramadan: is it permissible for him to give the fidyah for breaking the fast to one person for the entire month of Ramadan, giving fifteen sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) to a single poor person? Yes.
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it if he is in need. There is nothing wrong with it if he can accommodate it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (1:06:35)
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