Kaffarah for breaking a promise in Islam
Paying a Kaffarah is necessary for breaking a promise/oath. Therefore, for the redemption of a broken oath, you must ask Allah SWT for forgiveness and pay the amount equivalent to feeding 10 people at a rate of $10 per person (the cost of an average meal in Canada). Therefore, the amount to be paid for a broken promise amounts to $100.
What is the difference between Kaffarah and Kaffarah for oath? If you deliberately break a fast without a valid reason, during the month of Ramadan or for breaking a promise/oath, you must pay Kaffarah. Both require a penalty to be paid. The amount paid for each missed fast is the equivalent of feeding 60 people. Therefore, for each missed/intentionally broken fast, you must pay $600. The amount paid in Kaffarah for oath for each broken promise/oath is the equivalent of feeding 10 people. As a result, this amounts to $100 for each broken promise.
What is the difference between Kaffarah and Kaffarah for oath(Kafaarat Yameen)?
BREAKING OF AN OATH(Kafaarat Yameen) An oath is only permissible if it has been taken in Allah’s name. Taking an oath with other than Allah is not permissible.
“Allah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten Masaakeen (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families, or clothe them or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths when you have sworn. And protect your oaths (i.e. do not swear much). Thus Allah makes clear to you His Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) that you may be grateful.” [al-Maa’idah 5:89]
If someone has taken an oath and knows that it is not true then he/she will have to do one of the following three:
-Feeding 10 poor and needy with the same food he/she feeds their own family
-Clothing 10 poor and needy people
-Freeing a believing slave
-We ask Allah to save us from these situations and give us the ability (tawfeeq) to fulfill His commands.
BREAKING YOUR RAMADAN FAST BY HAVING INTERCOURSE WITH YOUR WIFE) Allah has made it permissible for men and women to have intercourse with their husbands and wives. However, the same intercourse becomes impermissible during the days of Ramadan. If one takes part in intercourse with their husband/wife during the day, then the punishment is very severe.
They should repent sincerely and make a promise never to repeat this act again.
They will have to do one of the following
Free a slave
Fast for two consecutive months
Must feed sixty poor people (it costs £2 to feed one person, therefore, to feed 06 people for one day will cost £120)
It doesn’t matter whether the ejaculation happened during intercourse, as long as their private parts met then the Kaffarah is upon both.
What is the difference between Kaffarah and Fidya?
If you deliberately break a fast without a valid reason, you must pay Kaffarah. However, Fidyah (فدية) is only paid if you miss a fast but have a valid reason to do so and cannot make up the fast at any other time in the future. The amount paid for each missed fast is the equivalent of feeding 60 people. However, when paying fidya, the payment for each missed fast is equivalent to feeding one person.
