Can a person pay fidyah before the month of Ramadan or does the month have to pass by first?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Fidyah cannot be paid before the commencement of the month of Ramadan. It can be paid as soon as Ramadan has started or toward the end of the month.¹

Only Allah knows best

Written by Shaykh Shafiur Rahman

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

1 قَوْلُهُ وَلَوْ فِي أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ) أَيْ يُخَيَّرُ بَيْنَ دَفْعِهَا فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ كَمَا فِي الْبَحْرِ

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