Kaffarah

Kaffarah is a charitable compensation made by Muslims for intentionally breaking any fasts – without a valid reason – during the holy month of Ramadan.

To atone for the intentionally broken fast, you must fast continuously for 60 days. However, if you are unable to do that, then you have to feed 60 poor people at a rate of $5 per person. As a result, this amounts to $300 for each missed/intentionally broken fast.

Paying a kaffarah is also necessary for breaking a promise/oath. Therefore, for redemption of a broken oath, you must ask Allah for forgiveness, and pay the amount equivalent to feeding 10 people at a rate of $5 per person. As a result, this amounts to $50 for each broken promise.

If you deliberately break a fast without a valid reason, during the month of Ramadan or for breaking a promise/oath, you must pay kaffarah. Both require a penalty to be paid.

The amount paid for each missed fast is the equivalent of feeding 60 people. Therefore, for each missed/intentionally broken fast you must pay $300.

The amount paid in kaffarah for oath for each broken promise/oath is the equivalent of feeding 10 people. As a result, this amounts to $50 for each broken promise.

If you deliberately break a fast without a valid reason, you must pay kaffarah. However, fidya is only paid if you miss a fast but have a valid reason to do so and are unable to make up the fast at any other time in the future.

For kaffarah, the amount paid for each missed fast is the equivalent of feeding 60 people. 

For fidya, the payment for each missed fast is equivalent to feeding 1 person.

It must be paid for fasts deliberately broken in Ramadan.

It can be paid at any time throughout the year. You must pay if you have knowingly broken any fasts during the holy month of Ramadan unnecessarily.