Do those who are granted a dispensation to break their fast have to pay a fidyah for breaking it?

Question: What is your opinion regarding those who are granted a dispensation to break their fast, such as an old man, an old woman, or a sick person whose recovery is not expected? Do they have to pay a fidyah for breaking their fast?

Answer: It is obligatory for one who is unable to fast due to old age or an illness that is not expected to end to feed one poor person for every day, provided he is able to do so; as a group of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) issued a ruling to this effect, among them being Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father).