A person is healthy, but is unable to fast for 60 days continuously; because of difficulty and inconvenience due to work etc. does he have any other option for kaffarah?
In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.
Answer:
Allah (SWA) says “…And for him who is unable to do so, he should feed sixty of destitute.” (Surah Mujadalah v.4)
The upshot of the verse is that a person who is unable to fast due to ill health or is too old to fast; he or she will be allowed to feed sixty destitute instead of fasting for sixty days consecutively.
Therefore, the conclusion we can come to is that it is not permissible for a healthy person to forgo the kaffarah of fasting and feed sixty destitute instead. (Fatawa Darul Uloom Deoband p.456 v.6)
Only Allah Knows Best
Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham.