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The Quran prescribes the Kaffara for deliberately breaking a fast in Ramadan: “But if one cannot [free a slave], then [he must] fast two consecutive months before they touch one another; and he who is unable – then the feeding of sixty needy people” (Surah Al-Mujadilah: 4) Specifically, kaffara is a type of expiation for breaking one’s continual 30-day fast in Ramadan (via eating, drinking or sexual intercourse), with the other being fidya. Fidya (compensation): 750 grams rice or flour per day for the poor. It is better to give 1.5 kg. Kaffarah (fine): 750gr. rice or flour for 60 poor people per day. That makes it 45kg per day. Note: Fidya and kaffarah has to be paid to the poor and needy in kind, not cash. Kaffarah is a penalty, or penance, instituted to remedy each unauthorized or illegitimate violation of a fasting day in Ramadan. What violations of the Ramadan fast require kaffarah? There is no dispute that sexual intercourse violates the fast and requires kaffarah, atonement. Fidyah or fidya (Arabic: الفدية) and kaffara or kaffarah (Arabic: كفارة) are religious donations made in Islam when a fast (notably in Ramadan) is missed or broken. The donations can be of food, or money, and it is used to feed those in need. Kaffara is an obligatory donation that one has to pay while sinning or missing fast unnecessarily during the holy month of Ramadan. All Muslims must observe a month-long fast during Ramadan, pay fitrah, and keep their promises. A kaffara (kaffarah) payment is a required penance penalty to remedy an unauthorized or illegitimate violation, like deliberately breaking a fasting day in Ramadan (e.g. by eating, drinking, or engaging in sexual intercourse) with no validating allowance. If someone intentionally eats or drinks during Ramadan, if one already intended from the night to fast that day, necessitates qada’ (make up fasts) and kaffara (sixty days of expiatory fasts) The make up fasts should be completed first, followed immediately by the expiatory fasts. Kaffara in Islam is an act that must be done when breaking the fast of the month of Ramadan. Some people fail to fast the whole 30 days due to illness or any other reason. Therefore, they are required to make up for the days they missed, that is what is called Kaffara. Kaffara must be paid by all adult Muslims who either miss or invalidate their fast during Ramadan without a valid reason. The holy Quran establishes that any adult Muslim who is mentally sound and still knowingly breaks a Ramadan fast without a justifiable cause will be committing a grave sin. Kaffarah: To keep one fast after another for sixty days CONTINUOUSLY. However, if a person is unable to keep these 60 fasts for some valid reason e.g. continuous sickness, then one has the option of choosing from one of the following four: 1. Feed sixty poor people to their fill for two meals, or 2. Kaffara (expiation) provides an opportunity to recompense for individuals who deliberately miss or break a fast during Ramadan without a valid reason. In the Hanafi school, if a person misses a day of fasting unnecessarily, he or she should either fast for 60 consecutive days or feed 60 poor people. The Shari’ah difference between fidya (redemption payment) and Kaffarah (expiation) is that the fidya is a fee paid by the person who has a valid excuse to miss a fast (not to fast during Ramadan). On the other hand, Kaffarah is a form of penance or penalty instituted to compensate for every illegitimate or unauthorized act done to violate Find out how much Kaffarah is and how to pay Kaffarah for breaking fast or breaking oath. Donate Kaffarah online today with Islamic Relief. Not all reasons for missing a day’s fast are considered to be valid, and if this is the case, you will be expected to make a Kaffarah payment. Both Fidya and Kaffarah are compulsory payments for all Muslims who are eligible to take part in fasting during Ramadan: Pay Fidya if you were unable to fast for an accepted reason. 7 things that can break your fast. Kaffarah for not fasting. Kaffara for 1 fast in Ramadan is to; free a slave, if he cannot do it; fast for 60 consecutive days, if he cannot do it; feed 60 poor people. Sahih al-Bukhari 1937; A healthy person who can fast for 60 consecutive days is not allowed to pay Kaffara as per Hanafi school. “Kaffara,” within the Islamic tradition, provides individuals who deliberately miss or break a day of fasting an opportunity to recompense for it. According to Islamic guidelines, if a person misses a day of fasting without a valid reason, he or she should either fast for 60 consecutive days or feed 60 under privileged people per day. 116. What is the meaning of the term “Kaffara” in the context of Ramadan fasting? A) A charity given during Ramadan B) A specific prayer to be said during Iftar C) A form of compensation for deliberately breaking the fast D) A special type of fasting in Ramadan. Answer: C) A form of compensation for deliberately breaking the fast. 117. Breaking one's fast in the month of Ramadan with a prohibited action: if a person breaks his or her fast with a prohibited action (such as a haram food or drink, masturbation, adultery, etc.), they should do the total kaffara: the emancipation of a slave, fasting for 60 days, and feeding 60 people in need. When there is no slave to emancipate Eating or drinking intentionally during Ramadan, if one already intended from the night to fast that day, necessitates qada (make-up fasts) and kaffara (60 days of expiatory fasts). [Tahtawi, Hashiya al-Tahtawi ‘ala Maraqi al-Falah]
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