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The total (jam') kaffara is the one in which three kaffaras should all be done: the emancipation of a slave, fasting for two consecutive months, and feeding 60 people in need. The following actions or omissions are subject to such a kaffara: intentionally killing a Muslim, and intentionally breaking one's fast in the Ramadan month by a prohibited action such as drinking wine. | The total (jam') kaffara is the one in which three kaffaras should all be done: the emancipation of a slave, fasting for two consecutive months, and feeding 60 people in need. The following actions or omissions are subject to such a kaffara: intentionally killing a Muslim, and intentionally breaking one's fast in the Ramadan month by a prohibited action such as drinking wine. | ||
==Cases of kaffara= | ==Cases of kaffara== | ||
Kaffara is obligatory for committing certain sins. The following are based on the [[fatwa]]s of the majority of [[fuqaha]] (scholars of Islamic jurisprudence). | Kaffara is obligatory for committing certain sins. The following are based on the [[fatwa]]s of the majority of [[fuqaha]] (scholars of Islamic jurisprudence). | ||