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The Qaza and the Kaffarah of the Fast

The Qaza and the Kaffarah of the Fast

 

The Qaza Fast

 

If someone does not fast during the month of Ramadan, or his fast becomes void, then he must make up the Qaza of these fasts after the month of Ramadan.

 

Kaffarah of the Fast

 

Someone who makes his fast become void without a valid excuse, by committing one of the things that breaks the fast, must perform the Qaza of the fast, and must also fulfill one of the following acts which are referred to as the Kaffarah (or penalties) (of the fast):

  1. Must free one slave.
  2. Must fast for two months of which 31 days must be consecutive.
  3. Must feed sixty poor people, or give one mudd1 of food to each of them.

If a Kaffarah becomes Wajib on somebody, then one of the above three mentioned acts must be performed; and because in today’s day and age, the freeing of a slave is not applicable in terms of Fiqh, the second or third penalty must be performed. However, if one does not have the ability to perform any of these, then one must give some amount of food to a poor person, and if one cannot even perform this, then one must do as much as possible and also give Sadaqah. If one is not even able to do this, then one must ask for forgiveness from Allah (SWT).

 

The Rules of the Qaza and the Kaffarah of the Fast

 

  1. It is not necessary that the Qaza of the fast be performed immediately, but according to Ihtiyat Wajib, it must not be delayed until the next Ramadan.
  2. One must not be negligent about giving the Kaffarah, but it is not necessary that the Kaffarah be given immediately, and even if a few years pass before it is fulfilled, nothing has to be added to the Kaffarah.
  3. If someone does not fast due to an excuse such as travelling, and after the month of Ramadan the excuse goes away, and until the next Ramadan intentionally does not make up the Qaza fast, then in addition to making up the Qaza fast, one must also give one Mudd of food to a poor person for each fast that was missed. Even if due to an excuse, the Qaza fast was not made up, then according to Ihtiyat Wajib, in addition to performing the Qaza fast, one must also give one Mudd of food to a poor person.
  4. If someone is not able to fast due to sickness and this sickness continues until the next Ramadan, then the person is not responsible for making up the Qaza of the fast, however one must give one Mudd of food to a poor person for every fast that was missed.

 

The Fast of a Traveler

 

  1. The Traveler who must reduce his Salat from four Rak’at to two Rak’at during a journey, is not allowed to fast while he is travelling, but he must perform the Qaza of the fast. As for the Traveler whose Salat is prayed in full, he must fast while he is travelling – for example the person whose profession is travelling.
  2. A person who is fasting and travels after Zuhr must continue with his fast, and it will be valid.
  3. If a person who is fasting travels before Zuhr, and reaches the Hadd Tarakkhus - meaning he reaches the point where he cannot hear the Adhan of his city and he cannot see the people of his city - then his fast will become invalid. If before he reaches this point, he does something to make his fast void, then along with performing the Qaza of the fast, a Kaffarah also becomes Wajib upon him.
  4. There is no problem with travelling during the holy month of Ramadan, but if it is done to avoid fasting, then it is Makruh.
  5. If a Traveler reaches his home (Watan) or a place where he intends to stay for ten days before Zuhr, then in the event that he has not committed an act that makes the fast void, he must fast on that day. If he has committed an act that makes the fast void, then he must not fast on that day.
  6. If a Traveler reaches his Watan or a place where he intends to stay for ten days after Zuhr, then he must not fast on that day.
Thursday / 28 March / 2024