The phrase “li-kulli yawmin miskīnan” assigns a poor person’s food allowance to each missed day. It does not make one day’s allowance sufficient for a whole month.
If a person with lasting inability misses four days, four daily fidyah allowances are due. Each daily amount is measured by the legal feeding standard referenced in the text.
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Kitab al-Sawm: Pregnancy, Nursing, Permanent Inability and Fidya
The phrase “li-kulli yawmin miskīnan” assigns a poor person’s food allowance to each missed day. It does not make one day’s allowance sufficient for a whole month.
If a person with lasting inability misses four days, four daily fidyah allowances are due. Each daily amount is measured by the legal feeding standard referenced in the text.