What is the amount of fidyah in kilograms for one who is unable to fast?
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The questioner : What is the amount of fidyah in kilograms for one who is unable to fast?
The Shaykh : The scholars said: It is obligatory for him to feed one poor person for every day. Feeding the poor person for each day is either providing him with breakfast or dinner, or giving him a mudd (a quarter of a sa') of rice or wheat. As for the kilogram, it varies because some grains are heavier than others, so it cannot be determined by the kilogram due to this difference. However, the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) estimated the Prophetic sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) in terms of mithqals, but they stated that this is based on good, high-quality wheat.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The scholars said: It is obligatory for him to feed one poor person for every day. Feeding the poor person for each day is either providing him with breakfast or dinner, or giving him a mudd (a quarter of a sa') of rice or wheat. As for the kilogram, it varies because some grains are heavier than others, so it cannot be determined by the kilogram due to this difference. However, the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) estimated the Prophetic sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) in terms of mithqals, but they stated that this is based on good, high-quality wheat.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.