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Can the Kaffara of a broken oath be given to food banks or must it be given to the indigent person directly? Also, must it be paid in food or can we pay an Islamic charity in cash if they will use it for food?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Kaffara of breaking an with is feeding ten poor believers or clothing them. Feeding  must be given in food not cash, to poor believers. It can not be given to food banks who give everyone from every faith. You can give the amount to any trusted Muslim charity or person who buys and distributes food for poor believers only.

Wassalam.
When I went for Hajj, I found a pebble of Muzdalefah left in my purse just a few hours before leaving from Makkah, and I left it in the hotel in Makkah. Is there any Kaffara I must pay for not taking it back to Mina?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No Kaffara is required in such case because Makkah is part of the Haram area and leaving the pebbles in Makkah is enough and you don’t need to take it to Muna.

‘Wassalam.
Is Kaffara still obligatory on a man who was masturbating while fasting, and while not intending to reach ejaculation, did accidentally trigger climax which led to ejaculation and caused his fast to be broken?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If he knows that his masturbating can lead him to ejaculation by accident, his act of masturbation is a sinful act and he has to pay Kaffara along with Qadha of the fast if that day.

If ejaculation happens completely unintentionally then no Kaffara.

Wassalam.
What is the Kaffara if someone unintentionally cuts a few hairs of another person before performing their own Halaq/Taqseer during Hajj?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It is a precaution to slaughter a sheep or a goat and distribute it among poor believers.

'Wassalam.