[Fast a] prescribed number of days. But whoever of you is ill or on a journey, then ˹let them fast˺ an equal number of days [after Ramaḍan]. For those who can only fast with extreme difficulty, compensation can be made by feeding a needy person [for every day not fasted]. But whoever volunteers to give more, it is better for them. And to fast is better for you, if only you knew. (Quran 2:184)
There’s still time to make up for the fasts you missed or broke last Ramadan, either by fasting, or by Islamic donations known as Fidya and Kaffarah. Pay your Fidya or Kaffarah easily through Human Appeal, and help to support the ummah going hungry in Gaza, Pakistan, and Syria.
£5 – Fidya: provides two meals for missing one fast with a valid reason.
£25 – Fidya five days: provides ten meals. Choose this option if you missed five days of fasting in Ramadan.
£150 – Fidya whole month: provides sixty meals. Choose this option if you were unable to fast for the entire month of Ramadan.
£300 – Kaffarah: provides a meal to 60 people to compensate for one deliberately broken fast.
Your Fidya donation can make a huge difference to the most vulnerable people in the world, those whose hunger never ends. Even if you’re not been able to fast, the blessing of Fidya is that you’re still help a vulnerable person in Gaza, Pakistan or Syria to fast this Ramadan, knowing that they have a filling meal to nourish them at Maghrib. From just £5 a day or £150 for the entire month, there’s still time to give your Fidya.
The option to give Fidya and Kaffarah is a beautiful mercy from Allah – a mercy to those who are unable to fast or have broken their fast, and a mercy to the ummah by providing relief from the hardships of the dunya.
Fidya is obligatory upon the person who cannot fast for a valid reason, such as a long-term illness. Fidya provides two meals to a fasting person. This year, we’re delivering your Fidya to day labourers and travellers in Pakistan, and to displaced families in Idlib, Syria.
Fidya or Kaffarah?
For people with a valid reason not to fast–such as, pregnancy, nursing, illness or travel, it is encouraged that you make your fasts up after the month of Ramadan. If you’re unable to make up the fasting days that you’ve missed, then you can pay Fidya.
If you skip a day of fasting on purpose, without a valid excuse, then you are required to fast 60 consecutive days. If you can’t fast for 60 days straight, then you can pay Kaffarah, which feeds 60 hungry people. You must do this for every day of fasting that you missed.
Fidya – Pay this if you missed a day of fasting but had a valid reason. A Fidya donation will provide two meals to a poor person and you can fulfil this duty quickly and easily though Human Appeal for just £5.
Kaffarah – Pay this if you miss or break your fast without a valid reason. You must either fast for 60 consecutive days or feed 60 poor people, at a cost of £5 per person, for a total of £300 per fasting day missed.
Giving your Fidya or Kaffarah with provide nutritious meals, making all the difference to someone in need by providing energy, strength and improving their health.
When you give now, your Fidya will be distributed this Ramadan, providing joy, hope, and comfort to someone who would otherwise fear how they will afford food each day.
After a year of such devastating crises, providing nutritious meals helps the most vulnerable people to survive terrible hardship.
Pay your Fidya or Kaffarah.
Give mercy now.
