Fidya calculator: fidyah for missed fasts, method by method
This fidya calculator works out the fidyah for missed Ramadan fasts: the food for one poor person for each day that cannot be made up, or its value. Choose your school — Hanafi, Shafi‘i, Maliki, Hanbali or Ja‘fari — and the page fills in the food for one day in kilograms with the authority it comes from. Then value it with today’s price of wheat, rice or dates where you live, with a dated rate published by a named authority, or with an amount your own mosque gives you.
Add as many people as you need: a grandparent, a parent with a long-term illness, or several relatives whose fidyah one family is paying. The method line shows every step of the sum.
Rulings and conversions differ between schools and communities. The page is a calculator, not a fatwa: confirm the amount and the recipients with your local scholar or mosque.
How to use the Fidya Calculator
- Pick your School (madhhab). The food list and the Food for one day in kilograms change to that school’s measure.
- Under Missed fasts, enter the number of fasts. Press Add a person for each other person, with an optional name.
- Choose Value each day by: Authority rate (a dated published rate), Local food price (price of 1 kg) or My amount.
- Read the total, the food weight and the per-person table. Press Copy result to keep the working.
- If the fasts were owed and the make-up was put off past a later Ramadan without excuse, choose Make-up delayed and enter how many Ramadans have passed.
Fidya Calculator features
Five schools, sourced measures
Hanafi ½ ṣāʿ of wheat (1.633 kg) or 1 ṣāʿ of dates, barley or raisins; Shafi‘i and Maliki 1 mudd (600 g); Hanbali ½ ṣāʿ (≈ 1.5 kg); Ja‘fari 1 mudd (≈ 750 g).
Dated authority rates
FCNA $15 a day (2026), MUIS S$4 a day (April 2026) and Jordan’s Iftaa’ Department JD 1 minimum (1447 AH) — each linked to the authority’s own page.
Several people at once
One row per person, with a total for the family.
Delay fidya by school
For make-up fasts delayed past another Ramadan: none (Hanafi), once (Maliki, Hanbali) or once per Ramadan passed (strict Shafi‘i view).
Editable kilograms
Every conversion can be overwritten with the figure your mosque uses.
Who pays fidya, and the measure in each school
The Qur’an (2:184) says that those who can fast only with great hardship may instead feed a poor person for each day. Fidyah is for someone who cannot fast and is not expected ever to make the days up, such as an elderly person or someone with a long-term illness. A person who missed fasts through a temporary illness, travel or menstruation makes them up later (qaḍāʾ) and does not pay fidyah for them (Fiqh Council of North America). Pregnancy and breastfeeding are treated differently by different schools, so ask.
The ṣāʿ and the mudd (one quarter of a ṣāʿ) are measures of volume, so their weight depends on the grain and on the conversion an authority uses. The figures below are the ones this page fills in; you can type your own.
| School | Food a day | Weight used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanafi | ½ ṣāʿ wheat or flour; 1 ṣāʿ dates, barley or raisins | 1.633 kg / 3.266 kg | Darul Uloom Deoband fatwa 626/756/SN=7/1438 |
| Shafi‘i, Maliki | 1 mudd of the staple food | 0.6 kg | Jordan Iftaa’ fatwa 4164, 3 Feb 2026 |
| Hanbali | ½ ṣāʿ of the local staple | ≈ 1.5 kg | Saudi Permanent Committee 10/198 |
| Ja‘fari | 1 mudd of wheat, barley, bread etc. | ≈ 0.75 kg | World Federation of KSIMC (Sistani) |
Worked example and cash values
A grandmother who cannot fast missed all 30 days of Ramadan. In the Hanafi measure that is 30 × 1.633 kg = 48.99 kg of wheat; at ₹40 a kilogram, the fidyah is ₹1,959.60. With the Shafi‘i mudd it is 30 × 0.6 kg = 18 kg. Using the FCNA’s 2026 rate it is 30 × $15 = $450.
Whether money can be given instead of food is itself a difference of opinion. The Hanafi school allows the value in cash. The Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali schools hold that food is given, and the Ja‘fari rulings followed by the World Federation say fidyah is delivered as food, though a trusted agent can take money and buy it. Many councils still publish a cash value so that charities can buy and distribute the food.
Rates published by other bodies, such as Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology or the UAE, are not listed because they could not be confirmed on the authority’s own website; use My amount for them. For the payment at the end of Ramadan use the fitrana calculator, for a fast broken on purpose the kaffarah calculator, and to count missed fasts and prayers the qaza namaz calculator.
Fidya Calculator FAQ
How much is fidya per day in 2026?
It is the food for one poor person for a day. FCNA recommends $15 a day for the USA (7 Feb 2026), MUIS S$4 in Singapore (15 Apr 2026) and Jordan’s Iftaa’ Department at least JD 1. Elsewhere, multiply the food for one day by your local price — the fidya calculator does this for you.
How is fidya calculated?
Number of fasts that cannot be made up × the food for one day (or its value). The food for one day depends on the school: ½ ṣāʿ of wheat in the Hanafi school, one mudd in the Shafi‘i and Maliki schools, ½ ṣāʿ in the Hanbali school and one mudd in Ja‘fari rulings.
Do I pay fidya if I can make up the fasts later?
No. Fasts missed for a temporary reason, such as illness, travel or menstruation, are made up later. Fidya is for those who cannot fast and cannot make the days up.
Is there fidya for delaying make-up fasts?
In the Hanafi school, no. The Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali schools add fidya when make-up fasts are put off past the next Ramadan without excuse; the strict Shafi‘i view repeats it for every Ramadan passed. The fasts are still made up.
Can fidya be paid in cash in the UK or India?
Hanafi scholars, followed by most Muslims in India, Pakistan and Britain, allow paying the value. Other schools prefer food; a charity can buy and distribute it for you.
Can I give all the fidya to one person?
Practice differs: some allow several days’ fidyah to go to one poor person, others prefer one person per day. Ask your scholar.