Can Kaffara Be Fulfilled by Donating Sheep for One Meal Instead of Two?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

Can kaffara be fulfilled by donating sheep to feed poor individuals, even if the recipients may only receive one meal instead of two?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

If the sheep can only provide meals for one time, then it will not be sufficient. One will have to make up for the second meal.

The Calculation for the Expiation for a Broken Oath

The expiation (kaffara) for a broken oath is to feed ten poor persons two full meals each, or to provide them with the legal, monetary equivalent of that, or to clothe them in something of decent quality that covers most of their body.

If these are not possible, then one must fast for three days continuously in a row.

[Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar; ‘Ala’ al-Din ‘Abidin, Al-Hadiyya al-‘Ala’iyya]

I would like you to go through the valuable answers and links below. You will receive guidance and direction in sha’ Allah:
– Oaths Archives
– What Is the Expiation (Kaffara) of Breaking an Oath?

I would like you to go through the valuable answers and links below. In sha Allah, you will receive guidance and direction.

I pray this helps answer your question.

[Mawalana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

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.