How Much "Fidyah" Is To Be Paid On Behalf Of The Dead Who Owed Many Qadaa Prayers?Islamic Fiqh

 How Much "Fidyah" Is To Be Paid On Behalf Of The Dead Who Owed Many Qadaa Prayers?

If some one died owing many Qadaa prayers and also left behind some valuables then one-

third thereof be paid as "Fidyah" (payment to offset sins/ransom) for his missed,omitted prayers

at the rate of half "Saa'a" i.e. about 2 l/4th kilograms of wheat,flour or "Sattoo" (parched barley

meal) or one "Saa'a" i.e. about 4 1/2kg. of barley or price of any of these things be paid for each

Qadaa "Farz" (obligatory) and "Witr" prayer and in case the deceased left behind no valuable

then his heirs,relatives should, if they want to, spend some money from their own pockets or

borrow to pay "Fidyah". Method: they should give the said thing or money to a "Miskeen"(the

poor) and then he should give it to the giver as "Hibah"(gift) who should give it again to the poor

as "Fidyah" and this cycle of "Fidyah" and "Hibah" should continue until Fidyah of all Qadaa

prayers of the deceased is paid. It is better and commendable for the heirs, relatives of the

deceased to pay "Fidyah" of his missed, omitted prayers even though he made no testate to this

effect.