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Regarding Kaffarah and Fasting

29 Dhul Qa'dah 1435 | 24 September 2014

Shortened Question

Is there kaffarah for a voluntary fast?

Question

Do I have to fast or pay the kaffarah for a voluntary fast that I broke?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Kaffarah literally means penance, atonement, expiation.

If one breaks the voluntary fast, one only has to make qadah (repeat) of that fast.

There is no further penalty for breaking a voluntary fast.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub

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References

[1]:قياسا بأكله ناسيا ولم تنتف الشبهة "ولو علم الخبر" وهو قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "من نسي وهو صائم فأكل أو شرب فيتم صومه" "على الأصح" لأنه خبر واحد لا يوجب العلم فوجب العمل به وهو القضاء دون الكفارة في الظاهر الراوية وصححه قاضيخان حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (1 / 674)

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