Giving fidyah to poor relatives

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Q: The fidya of my late mother, can it be given as sadaqa to any of her poor relatives? Or we can’t make a niyya for sadaqa, it has to be given as fidya?

Bismillaah

A: Yes, you can give it.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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