Paying the fidyah of feeding on behalf of the sick person before Ramadan
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Question:
We conclude this episode with this question. He says: The sick person for whom food is given on his behalf for the entire blessed month of Ramadan, is it permissible to give out forty kilograms before Ramadan to be advanced to those in need?
Answer:
Forty-five kilograms, and if it is more, there is no harm. It is permissible to pay it before Ramadan if it is certain that he will not be able to fast,[Al-Baqarah 2:184], yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh Salih, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge. We ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to benefit us all with what we have heard.
We conclude this episode with this question. He says: The sick person for whom food is given on his behalf for the entire blessed month of Ramadan, is it permissible to give out forty kilograms before Ramadan to be advanced to those in need?
Answer:
Forty-five kilograms, and if it is more, there is no harm. It is permissible to pay it before Ramadan if it is certain that he will not be able to fast,
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 مِسْكِينٍThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh Salih, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge. We ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to benefit us all with what we have heard.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (186) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-30] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (32:34)
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