Fasting: Unable to Fast Due to Illness — Who Pays the Kaffārah?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Fasting: Unable to Fast Due to Illness — Who Pays the Kaffārah?

English:

Question #800:

A woman cannot fast due to illness. She cannot perform the qaḍā’ before the next Ramadan either. Does she or her husband have to pay kaffārah?

Answer #800:

If she does not fast nor performs its qaḍā’ before next Ramadan, both due to illness, she must pay fidyah, i.e. one mudd (750 grams) of food for each day. Her husband has no duty in this regard.

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