A man in his fifties, married with a son who suffered a spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia, is unable to work due to his circumstances. He cannot fast during Ramadan. What should he pay at the end of the holy month?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
He must pay the fidyah, which is to feed a poor person three-quarters of a kilogram of food for each day. This fidyah is paid only once. It is not permissible to give the fidyah for illness until the illness persists to a time when he cannot fast or make up the fast after the next Ramadan.
Source: Special Inquiry: 1, 2 + Fiqh of the Guardian - Making Up Ramadan
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
He must pay the fidyah, which is sufficient to feed one poor person 750 grams of wheat or bread. It is not permissible to give it until the illness persists to a time when he cannot fast or make up the fast (i.e., when the time is constrained by the arrival of the second Ramadan and he is unable to fast or make up the fast).
Source: Official website: 1, 2.
May you be successful in all good.