Answered by: Shaykh Shafiur Rahman
Question:
Can a person pay fidyah before the month of Ramadan or does the month have to pass by first?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Fidyah cannot be paid before the commencement of the month of Ramadan. It can be paid as soon as Ramadan has started or toward the end of the month.1
Only Allah knows best
Written by Shaykh Shafiur Rahman
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 قَوْلُهُ وَلَوْ فِي أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ) أَيْ يُخَيَّرُ بَيْنَ دَفْعِهَا فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ كَمَا فِي الْبَحْرِ
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