Does One Have to Feed Ten Poor People Two Meals a Day Continuously? 

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

As far as I know, it is allowed to give one poor person half a sa’ of wheat or its price for ten days, according to Hanafi fiqh.

The question, however, is whether it is wajib to pay this amount one day after the other to one poor person, or is it allowed to give him the price of half sa’ for five days and then pay again after three days break and likewise with many breaks.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

One does not have to continuously give the poor person food for ten days. There is no problem if there is a break in between.  [Indarpati, Al-Fatawa al-Tatarkhaniyya]

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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
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Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.