My mother paid the fidyah for fasting in separate installments at the beginning, middle, and end of the month, and she completed thirty days with it. Is her action valid?
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The questioner : He says: My mother paid the fidyah for fasting in separate installments at the beginning, middle, and end of the month. And she completed thirty days with it. Is her action valid?
The Shaykh : Yes, her action is valid. But regarding the extra day in our year, has this month of ours completed this year or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : How? Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The extra feeding that she added is considered voluntary charity and is not considered an expiation for the fast, because the month was twenty-nine days; this year the month was twenty-nine days. Yes.
The questioner : Spreading it out?
The Shaykh : Spreading it out is permissible. For example, if ten days have passed, she pays it out. If ten days have passed, she pays it out. And at the end of the month, she pays out what remains; there is no obstacle. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, her action is valid. But regarding the extra day in our year, has this month of ours completed this year or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : How? Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The extra feeding that she added is considered voluntary charity and is not considered an expiation for the fast, because the month was twenty-nine days; this year the month was twenty-nine days. Yes.
The questioner : Spreading it out?
The Shaykh : Spreading it out is permissible. For example, if ten days have passed, she pays it out. If ten days have passed, she pays it out. And at the end of the month, she pays out what remains; there is no obstacle. Yes.