Assalamulaaikum dear brothers and sisters.

Kaffarah is an act of redemption through donation of money or food and distributed to help those in need. Either by missing fast or breaking promise, we can redeem them by paying kaffarah. 

How much is Kaffarah for Ramadan 2025? the Kaffarah amount in the USA is 380 USD, while in the UK, it is around 300 GBP.

There are 4 types of actions that requires the doer to pay kaffarat

1. Broken oath
2. Nazar
3. Dzihar
4. Having intercourse with spouse during Ramadan fasting

Broken Oath

“Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] – then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.” (Al Maidah:89) 

The kaffarah for breaking oath

1. Feeding 10 poor people
2. Clothing 10 poor people
3. Freeing a slave
4. Fasting three days in a row

Nazar

Kaffarah for Nazar

The ruling on declaring nazar is makruh. Some ulema is on the opinion that it is haram.

Nevertheless, if nazar had been declared, then it must be fulfilled.

“They ˹are those who˺ fulfil ˹their˺ vows and fear a Day of sweeping horror” (Al Insan 7)

What happens if we cannot fulfill a Nazar ?

We should redeem ourselves by paying kaffarah

Kaffarah for Nazar is the same as for declaring oath

Narrated by the companion Uqbah ibn Amir : from Allah’s apostle, “the compensation for unfulfilled Nazar is the same as a broken oath” 

(Muslim)

Kaffarah for Dzihar

Dzihar is a speech that is heard by one’s wife, either directly or through metaphors.

For example “ you are as my mother’s back” which means it is as haram as having intercourse with one’s mother. Even more so if the oath is expressed by using Allah’s name, then Dzihar is applied.

Whoever performs Dzihar on one’s wife, he must pay kaffarah if he is to have intercourse again with her.

The kaffarah for dzihar are :

1. Freeing a slave
2. Fasting for two months in a row
3. Feeding 60 poor people

You can entrust your kaffarah with Rumah Wakaf, and we will distribute your donation to those most in need through meal pack distributions across Indonesia. Join us as the Ramadan fasting month is getting near. Fulfill your kafarat to start Ramadan clear of fasting debt inshAllah.

Wassalamualaikum

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