Fasting: Regained Ability After Failing to Do Kaffārah — What’s My Duty Now?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Fasting: Regained Ability After Failing to Do Kaffārah — What’s My Duty Now?

English:

Question #808:

Due to a lack of financial and physical power, I failed to perform obligatory kaffārah, i.e. to fast or to feed the poor. As a result, I asked Allah for forgiveness. Due to Allah’s grace, now I am able to fast and feed the poor. What should I do?

Answer #808:

In the given case, it is not necessary to perform kaffārah, although it is a mustaḥabb caution.

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