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IRSYAD FATWA KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-169 : FIDYAH ANAK YANG SAKIT DAN KURANG UPAYA
Is a child with a permanent illness and disability, who can never fast, required to pay fidyah?
Short answer
A person who cannot fast because of an illness with no hope of recovery is not obliged to fast or to make up the missed days, but must pay fidyah for each day missed in Ramadan.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A person who cannot fast because of an illness with no hope of recovery is not obliged to fast or to make up the missed days, but must pay fidyah for each day missed in Ramadan. The fidyah is one mudd of the local staple food, about 600 grams, given to a poor person for each day. If the patient is financially unable to pay, the fidyah obligation lapses, in the same way as the ruling on zakat fitrah for a person in hardship.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Ringkasannya, mereka tidak wajib berpuasa dan tidak wajib juga menggantikannya tetapi wajib membayar fidyah bagi bilangan hari yang ditinggalkan berpuasa dalam bulan Ramadhan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD FATWA KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-169 : FIDYAH ANAK YANG SAKIT DAN KURANG UPAYA”, 4 May 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/4495-irsyad-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-168-fidyah-anak-yang-sakit-dan-kurang-upaya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/fidyah-for-sick-disabled-child-ramadan/