Although the Shafi’i Mazhab stipulates that the amount of fidyah increases with each year that the person does not pay, there are other scholarly views on this issue.

If you are unable to pay the amount of the cumulative fidyah, you are able to follow the opinion of other scholars who are of the view that the amount of fidyah each year is fixed. Therefore, for example, whoever has to pay a total amount of $300, the amount will not increase even if the payment is deferred by several years