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What is the Kaffara for termination of an 11 weeks old foetus?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It is not called Kaffara but Diyyah. Diyyah is a penalty on the person who kills or injures  someone else. It goes to the inheritors of the victim who did not take part in the sinful act itself (abortion).

Deliberate terminating of pregnancy is a sinful act. The Diyyah depends on the age of the embryo. In your case of 11 weeks , the Diyyah is two hundred and ten Mithqal of silver. Every Mithqal is 4.64 grams.

Wassalam.
What is the Kaffara for the termination of an 11 week old foetus?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It is not called Kaffara but Diyyah.

For deliberately aborting of 11 weeks embryo, the Diyyah is 210 Mithqal of silver. Every Mithqal is 4.64 grams.

The Diyyah or its value must be given to the inheritors of the embryo who did not take part in the act of abortion.

Wassalam.
I was traveling last year for work during Ramadan and did not fast/pay it back yet. Should I perform Fidya for those days or Kaffara? My intention was to fast before this Ramadan.
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

If you did not do the Qadha' of the previous holy month of Ramadhan, and entered into the next Ramadhan, and you were capable of re-doing those days, you will need to pay a Kaffarah.

The Kaffarah is 750grams of flour, or bread, or rice, or dates, or something similar to these items for each day. You select the amount (750grams) of only one of these items, of your choice. 

You will also still need to do the Qadha' of those passed days.

And Allah knows best.
If a man made an oath to Allah (swt) and then broke it, what should he do as compensation?
Masuma Jaffer

According to Ayatullah Sistani:

Question: If a person breaks his oath, what is he supposed to do?

Answer: If a person takes an oath that he will perform an act (e.g. that he will fast) or will refrain from doing an act (e.g. that he will not smoke), but does not intentionally act according to his oath, he should give Kaffarah for it, which means he should set a slave free, or should fully feed ten indigent persons, or should provide them with clothes. And if he is not able to perform these acts, he should fast for three consecutive days.