How Is The Fidyah For Fasting Paid?

How is the fidyah for fasting paid?

The amount of fasting fidyah is the same as sadaqah al-fitr. Fidyah may be paid at the beginning of Ramadan as well as on the following days or the last days of the month. The whole of fidyah may be given to one poor person or more than one separately. If such people cannot afford to pay fidyah, they need to repent to Allah (swt) to be forgiven.

According to Hanafis, if old and sick people without the possibility of recovering later get well enough to fast, they need to make up the unobserved fasting, even if they paid the fidyah for those days before. (Kasani, Bada’i, II, 105; Marghinani, al-Hidayah, II, 270). The fidyah paid earlier will no longer be valid and they will be considered voluntary donations/charity.

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWAS