Fidya costs £5 per fast missed out of necessity due to illness or pregnancy. This provides 2 meals for one impoverished person. If you cannot fast for the entire month, and it cannot be made up afterwards for legitimate reasons, the total is £150.
Kaffarah is £5per fast missed, Kaffarah is owed when a person deliberately breaks their fast without a valid reason. It is required to provide one person with 2 meals a day for 2 months, which costs £300.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordained Zakat ul Fitr [Fitrana] to purify the fasting person from indecent words or actions, and to provide food for the needy. It is accepted as Zakat for the person who gives it before the Eid prayer; but it is a mere Sadaqah for the one who gives it after the prayer.
Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah
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Therefore, paying Fidya & Kaffarah is a form of atonements for any shortcomings we may have had during the Holy month of Ramadan, and purifies our fasting. Fitrana is also a means of expressing gratitude to Allah for giving us the blessing of another Ramadan, as well as a means of enabling our brothers and sisters in need to share the joy of Eid.
