Fidyah Calculator Singapore (2026)

Fidyah is a monetary or food compensation paid by a Muslim who is permanently unable to make up missed Ramadan fasts. The scriptural basis is verse 2:184 of the Quran, which permits feeding a poor person in lieu of fasting for those who genuinely cannot fast. In Singapore, MUIS converts the food obligation into a fixed cash rate per missed day. Fidyah is distinct from qada (making up the fast later) — fidyah replaces the fast entirely.

MUIS recognises four categories of payers: (1) the elderly who are no longer able to fast, (2) the chronically ill whose condition makes fasting permanently impossible, (3) pregnant or breastfeeding women where fasting would harm mother or child, and (4) the heirs of a deceased Muslim who left undischarged Ramadan fasts. Travellers and those who are only temporarily ill must instead perform qada (make up the fast later) once they are able.

The MUIS Fatwa Committee has set the fidyah rate at SGD 4.00 per missed day, calibrated to the local cost of an average meal. A transitional arrangement applies during Ramadan 1447H: payments at the previous SGD 1.40 rate are still accepted throughout Ramadan 1447H, after which the SGD 4.00 rate takes full effect from 1 Syawal 1447H onwards. Confirm the current rate at zakat.sg before paying.

No. The MUIS Fatwa Committee officially removed the default requirement for compounded fidyah in 2026 — paying a single fidyah amount per missed day is now sufficient, regardless of how many Ramadans have passed since. The Committee's stated reasoning is that Islam emphasises ease and rejects difficulty. Voluntary compounding remains permitted for those who choose to do so, but it is no longer an obligation.

Qada is making up a missed fast by fasting another day after Ramadan — this is the default obligation for anyone who missed fasts due to temporary illness, travel, menstruation, or post-natal bleeding and can fast later. Fidyah is the cash/food replacement, only valid when qada is genuinely impossible: permanent illness, advanced age, or death of the person who owed the fasts.

The classical form of fidyah is feeding a needy person one meal per missed day. In modern Singapore, MUIS collects cash via zakat.sg and channels it to recipients on your behalf. If you prefer to give food directly, you may do so through a registered Muslim charity — but the cash route is the standard and most administratively reliable path.

If your inability to fast is temporary and you regain the ability to fast, the correct discharge is qada (making up the missed fasts on other days), not fidyah. Fidyah is reserved for situations where qada is genuinely impossible — permanent illness, the frailty of advanced age, or death.

When a Muslim passes away with undischarged Ramadan fasts, their heirs may pay fidyah on their behalf at the current MUIS rate. Use the per-day rate in effect at the time of payment and multiply by the number of days the deceased had not made up. Payment is made via zakat.sg or a MUIS-registered amil agent.