Fasting: Can Money Be Given Instead of Food for Fidyah or Kaffārah?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Fasting: Can Money Be Given Instead of Food for Fidyah or Kaffārah?

English:

Question #797:

Is it sufficient to give a needy person the money to buy one mudd (750 grams) of food instead of giving them the food itself?

Answer #797:

If you are sure that the needy person who receives the money will buy the food on your behalf and then take it as kaffārah, there is no problem in it.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Fasting