Zihar Kaffarah
| Fatwa #1088 | Category: Marriage & Divorce | Country: United Kingdom | Date: 20th March 2024 |
| Fatwa #1088 | Date: 20th March 2024 |
| Category: Marriage & Divorce | |
| Country: United Kingdom | |
Question
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Mufti Sahib if someone does zihar he has to do kaffarah which is:
– free a slave (not disabled)
– feed 60 poor people
– keep 60 fasts continuously
What if a person has no slaves so he can’t free any?
He is very poor himself so he can’t feed 60 people.
He has got some very bad illness so he can’t keep 60 fasts continuously
What will he do as kaffarah? Will the ruling not apply to him?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
If one is unable to fulfil the kaffarah, then the wujoob of it will be delayed until the individual becomes able to fulfil it.[1] Accordingly, if one is currently unable to fast for 60 days or feed 60 poor people, then the wujoob of fulfilling the kaffarah will be delayed until he either becomes able to fast or owns sufficient funds to feed 60 poor people.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Bilal Pandor
Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad Patel
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia
بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (5/ 112) [1]
فإذا عجز عن البدل تأخر وجوب الأصل، وهو أحد الأشياء الثلاثة إلى وقت القدرة، وإن كان عليه كفارة القتل أو الظهار أو الإفطار ولم يجد ما يعتق، وهو شيخ كبير لا يقدر على الصوم ولا يجد ما يطعم في كفارة الظهار والإفطار، يتأخر الوجوب إلى أن يقدر على الإعتاق في كفارة القتل، وعلى الإعتاق أو الإطعام في كفارة الظهار والإفطار؛ لأن إيجاب الفعل على العاجز محال والله أعلم