A man who has been suffering from kidney disease for two years and died with two months and ten days of Ramadan remaining: what is required of him?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, a man passed away with two months of Ramadan remaining, and he died after ten consecutive days. He was ill—may you live long—for two years with kidney disease, and he died with two months and ten days of Ramadan remaining. What is required of him? He was ill for two years with kidney disease.
The Shaykh : He must feed one poor person for every day.
The questioner : Do you mean about one dinar?
The Shaykh : No, no, food, food.
The questioner : Is there no problem, O Shaykh? Money is better.
The Shaykh : This is what is in the Qur'an:[Al-Baqarah 2:184].
The questioner : Do we not give them money?
The Shaykh : No, no, give them food and let them dispose of it as they wish.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Do you mean one mudd (a quarter of a sa') for every day?
What is the value of a mudd?
The Shaykh : Are you here or where?
The questioner : In Kuwait, may you live long.
The Shaykh : In Kuwait, that means two and a half kilograms for four [people].
The questioner : Two and a half kilograms for four, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : He must feed one poor person for every day.
The questioner : Do you mean about one dinar?
The Shaykh : No, no, food, food.
The questioner : Is there no problem, O Shaykh? Money is better.
The Shaykh : This is what is in the Qur'an:
a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person
فدية طعام مسكينThe questioner : Do we not give them money?
The Shaykh : No, no, give them food and let them dispose of it as they wish.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Do you mean one mudd (a quarter of a sa') for every day?
What is the value of a mudd?
The Shaykh : Are you here or where?
The questioner : In Kuwait, may you live long.
The Shaykh : In Kuwait, that means two and a half kilograms for four [people].
The questioner : Two and a half kilograms for four, may Allah reward you with good.