Feeding the poor does not require multiple poor people
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Question: I heard on the program "Nur 'ala al-Darb" in response to one of the questions that feeding the poor must not be for a single poor person, but rather a different poor person for each day. In another response to one of the female questioners who had to make up fasting days from years ago because she was postpartum and pregnant, one of the scholars told her that if she has no excuse, she must make up the fasts and feed the poor, and even if she combines them all and gives them to a single poor person, that is sufficient. I have been in a state of making up fasts for years, as I did not make up the days of menstruation, so I gathered the amount of food for feeding and gave it to a single poor person. Allah knows that my intention was not to seek the easiest ruling, but because it was difficult to find poor people, so I gave it to a single poor person. Is there anything required of me in this?
Answer: I do not know of any ruling in this matter that requires multiple poor people for feeding in making up for fasting if it is delayed past its time.And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: [al-Baqarah: 184], and as long as the matter is that she has given out the food and given it to a single poor person, I hope that that is sufficient, if Allah wills.
Question: The expiation of feeding in place of fasting for one who cannot fast the entire month: is it permissible to pay it all at once to thirty poor people in one day, at the beginning of the month, or the end, or the middle? And is it permissible to pay it to fewer than thirty poor people? And is it permissible to gather thirty poor people for a meal, lunch or dinner or iftar in Ramadan, and is that sufficient?
Answer: It is permissible to pay the charity for the days of Ramadan, or for all the days of Ramadan for one who cannot fast due to old age or otherwise. It is permissible to pay the expiation for the days in advance at the beginning of the month, and it is permissible to delay it and pay it at the end of the month, and it is permissible in the middle of the month. It is also permissible to pay it all at once, and it is permissible to pay it in parts, and it is permissible to pay it to thirty, and it is permissible to pay it to fewer than that. The number is not required to be thirty; rather, he pays it to a group of poor people, a group of the needy. As for gathering the poor people for food, such as cooking food, for example, that is enough for thirty days, or the number of days he broke his fast, and gathering the poor people for it, the majority do not permit this. This is because the requirement is to give ownership of this food to the poor person so that he can dispose of it as he wishes, whether by eating it, selling it, giving it away, or otherwise.
Giving him uncooked food is more beneficial for him in terms of disposal, whereas cooked food he can only benefit from by eating it. Some scholars permitted cooking food for the expiation and inviting the poor people to whom it is to be paid to eat. To feed them or provide them lunch, according to their number. Some scholars permitted this, but as we mentioned, the majority are on the position of non-permissibility, with the reasoning that the poor person cannot fully benefit from it.
completely with this thing, but only benefits from it by eating it, so it is a narrower benefit than giving uncooked food. And a person should be cautious in his religion and his worship.
Question: Paying money in place of feeding in such a case, in the amount of a sa' of food, whatever it is, is this sufficient?
Answer: No, this is not permissible. It is not permissible to pay money in place of feeding for breaking the fast in Ramadan. It is not permissible to pay money, and it is not permissible to pay money for zakat al-fitr, because Allah specified feeding.He said: [al-Baqarah: 184], and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified in zakat al-fitr: Sunan ad-Daraqutni 10:54 to the end of the hadith,And in some narrations:, so if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified feeding, then it is obligatory to adhere to it. As for dirhams and money, they existed at the time of legislation, and the Lawgiver specified food. If paying money had been permissible, he would have clarified it for the people, because delaying clarification when it is needed is not permissible.
Question: If he does not find a number of poor people sufficient or deserving to pay this charity to, which is, for example, the expiation for breaking the fast in Ramadan, is it permissible to take it out of the country he is in to another country where poor people are available?
Answer: He pays the share to those present in the country, and pays the rest to the other poor people. As we mentioned, it is not required to be thirty poor people for the days of Ramadan. If he gets a group of poor people, he pays it to them, even if they are fewer than thirty.
Question: Is it permissible to take it out of his country, even if they are in greater need, or poorer?
Answer: Yes, it is permissible to transfer it from one country to a country in greater need.
Answer: I do not know of any ruling in this matter that requires multiple poor people for feeding in making up for fasting if it is delayed past its time.And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
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 مِسْكِينٍQuestion: The expiation of feeding in place of fasting for one who cannot fast the entire month: is it permissible to pay it all at once to thirty poor people in one day, at the beginning of the month, or the end, or the middle? And is it permissible to pay it to fewer than thirty poor people? And is it permissible to gather thirty poor people for a meal, lunch or dinner or iftar in Ramadan, and is that sufficient?
Answer: It is permissible to pay the charity for the days of Ramadan, or for all the days of Ramadan for one who cannot fast due to old age or otherwise. It is permissible to pay the expiation for the days in advance at the beginning of the month, and it is permissible to delay it and pay it at the end of the month, and it is permissible in the middle of the month. It is also permissible to pay it all at once, and it is permissible to pay it in parts, and it is permissible to pay it to thirty, and it is permissible to pay it to fewer than that. The number is not required to be thirty; rather, he pays it to a group of poor people, a group of the needy. As for gathering the poor people for food, such as cooking food, for example, that is enough for thirty days, or the number of days he broke his fast, and gathering the poor people for it, the majority do not permit this. This is because the requirement is to give ownership of this food to the poor person so that he can dispose of it as he wishes, whether by eating it, selling it, giving it away, or otherwise.
Giving him uncooked food is more beneficial for him in terms of disposal, whereas cooked food he can only benefit from by eating it. Some scholars permitted cooking food for the expiation and inviting the poor people to whom it is to be paid to eat. To feed them or provide them lunch, according to their number. Some scholars permitted this, but as we mentioned, the majority are on the position of non-permissibility, with the reasoning that the poor person cannot fully benefit from it.
completely with this thing, but only benefits from it by eating it, so it is a narrower benefit than giving uncooked food. And a person should be cautious in his religion and his worship.
Question: Paying money in place of feeding in such a case, in the amount of a sa' of food, whatever it is, is this sufficient?
Answer: No, this is not permissible. It is not permissible to pay money in place of feeding for breaking the fast in Ramadan. It is not permissible to pay money, and it is not permissible to pay money for zakat al-fitr, because Allah specified feeding.He said:
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 مِسْكِينٍa sa' of wheat, or a sa' of barley, or a sa' of dates
صاعًا من بر، أو صاعًا من شعير، أو صاعًا من تمرa sa' of food
صاعًا من طعامQuestion: If he does not find a number of poor people sufficient or deserving to pay this charity to, which is, for example, the expiation for breaking the fast in Ramadan, is it permissible to take it out of the country he is in to another country where poor people are available?
Answer: He pays the share to those present in the country, and pays the rest to the other poor people. As we mentioned, it is not required to be thirty poor people for the days of Ramadan. If he gets a group of poor people, he pays it to them, even if they are fewer than thirty.
Question: Is it permissible to take it out of his country, even if they are in greater need, or poorer?
Answer: Yes, it is permissible to transfer it from one country to a country in greater need.