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Fidya Calculator

Missed fasts,
squared away.

Compute the fidya (ransom) owed for fasts that cannot be made up — feeding one poor person per missed day, in your local currency.

S$

Default assumes the cost of one simple local meal. Adjust to your region — e.g. the cost of feeding someone at a masjid iftar.

Total Fidya Due

S$120.00

30 meals · 30 missed days

Distribute this amount to feed poor Muslims — directly, via a trusted masjid, or through an established charity. Per day, one poor person is to be fed; you may give the total to one person across many days, or to many people across fewer days.

Planning aid, not fatwa

Eligibility for fidya (instead of making up fasts) is a scholarly question — schools differ on who owes fidya and who must do qaḍāʾ. Use this tool for arithmetic; consult a trusted local scholar or imām for the ruling in your specific case.

Who typically owes fidya

  • Chronically ill

    Those whose illness is expected to be permanent (no realistic hope of recovery) and who cannot fast now or later.

  • Elderly

    Those whose age makes fasting unreasonably difficult and for whom making up days is impractical.

  • Pregnant or nursing

    Depending on madhhab and circumstance — some schools require qaḍāʾ only, others fidya plus qaḍāʾ. Consult a local scholar.

  • Those who died

    Relatives may pay fidya on behalf of a deceased person who left unfasted days and was unable to make them up in their lifetime.

How fidya works

  1. 01

    Count the missed days

    List the fasts you could not keep and cannot reasonably make up. Only these days are subject to fidya.

  2. 02

    One meal for one poor person

    Each missed day is ransomed by feeding one poor Muslim for a day — classically a mudd of staple food, today typically its cash equivalent.

  3. 03

    Distribute the total

    Give it directly to the poor, to a trusted masjid, or via an established charity. You may give the total to one person over many days or to many people on one day.

Frequently Asked

What is fidya?+
Fidya (فدية) is a religious ransom: feeding a poor person for each fast missed. It applies specifically to those who cannot fast now and cannot reasonably make it up later — such as the chronically ill or the very elderly. It is not a substitute for fasts that can be made up; those who are able must perform qaḍāʾ (making up the missed days) instead.
Who owes fidya?+
The classical list includes the chronically ill (whose illness has no reasonable prospect of recovery), the elderly for whom fasting is unreasonably difficult, and — per certain schools and circumstances — pregnant or nursing women. Relatives may also pay fidya on behalf of a deceased person who left unfasted days and could not make them up in life.
How much is fidya per missed day?+
The classical amount is one mudd of the local staple food per missed day (roughly 750 g by the Mālikī/Shāfiʿī/Ḥanbalī measure; roughly 1.75 kg by the Ḥanafī measure). In modern fatwa bodies, the cash equivalent of one average meal — enough to feed one poor person for a day — is widely accepted. This calculator defaults to one meal per day; you can change to two (suḥūr + ifṭār equivalent) if your authority advises that.
What's the difference between fidya and kaffārah?+
Fidya is for fasts that cannot be made up. Kaffārah (expiation) is a heavier ransom for intentionally breaking a fast in Ramadan without a valid excuse — the classical kaffārah is to fast 60 consecutive days, and only if unable, to feed 60 poor people. The two are different rulings for different situations.
Can I pay fidya in cash, or must I give actual food?+
Scholars differ. The Ḥanafī school and many modern fatwa bodies allow cash equivalent — which is what this calculator produces. The other three Sunni schools classically prefer actual staple food. Either way, the ransom must reach poor Muslims; you can channel it through a trusted masjid or established charity.
When should fidya be paid?+
It can be paid during Ramadan (as the fasts are missed) or after. Some scholars recommend distributing it daily to match each missed fast; others allow a single lump sum. For fidya on behalf of the deceased, pay promptly after passing.
Do I also need to make up the fasts?+
That depends on your situation. If your inability to fast was temporary (short illness, travel, menstruation, postpartum), you must make up the missed days and no fidya is owed. If your inability is permanent, fidya is owed in place of qaḍāʾ. For pregnant and nursing women, rulings differ by school and scholar — some require qaḍāʾ only, others fidya only, others both. Consult a local scholar.
How is the suggested meal cost calculated?+
The default is a conservative modern estimate for one simple local meal in each currency's primary country (e.g. SGD assumes Singapore). Adjust the figure up or down based on what feeding one poor person for a day actually costs where you live or where the money will be distributed.

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