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Paying the Fidyah for the Daughter and Returning It
A woman who is excused from fasting does not fast and pays the fidyah, giving it to her daughter, and stipulates that the money be returned to her. Is this permissible?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: It is not permissible for her to do this trick; the ransom is given to the poor and cannot be reclaimed in any form of deception, and it is not sufficient to pay it to the daughter. And God knows best.
