Praise be to Allaah and blessings of Allaah be upon His Messenger and Chosen Prophet.
It should be understood that there is a difference between Zakaatul-fitr which is given at the end of Ramadaan and Zakaah on one’s wealth.
Zakaatul-fitr is obligatory for every Muslim to be paid on his own behalf and on behalf of those on whose maintenance he is obliged to spend, if he has wealth surplus to his and his dependents needs for the day and night of Eid: one saa‘.
It also has nothing to do with what a person owns of wealth, property or cars because he pays Zakaatul-fitr on his own behalf and on behalf of the people on whom he is obliged to spend.
Like I said earlier, Zakaatul-fitr is obligatory upon every Muslim who is self-supporting, if he has one saa’ or more than he needs of food for himself and his family on the day and night of Eid.
The basis for that is the report narrated from Ibn ‘Umar who said:
“The Messenger of Allaah enjoined Zakaatul-fitr, a saa’ of dates, or a saa’ of barley, upon all the Muslims, slave and free, male and female, young and old, and he commanded that it be paid before the people went out to pray.” Agreed upon; this version was narrated by Al-Bukhaari.
And Abu Sa’eed Al-Kubra narrated: “We used to pay Zakaatul-fitr when the Messenger of Allaah was alive, a saa’ of food or a saa’ of dates or a saa’ of barley or a saa’ of raisins or a saa’ of dried yoghurt.” Agreed upon.
It is acceptable to give a saa’ of the local staple food such as rice etc.
What is meant by a saa’ here is the saa’ of the Messenger of Allaah, which is four times the amount that may be held in the two hands of a man of average build.
If a person does not pay Zakaatul-fitr, he is sinning, and he has to make it up.
May Almighty Allaah accept our fasting as an act of worship.
Gathered by: Abu Mardiy Kewdirôrun At-thaqoofiy
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