Zakah Of Fitr

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Bismillah,

Praise be to Allah and may Allah raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad,

We all know that we zakah of Fitr is something that has been done since the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. And that it’s given by the Muslims for the poor and needy. It’s is due on every Muslim who is alive part of Ramadan and part of Shawwal. The due Zakah for each is a sa^ or four times the fill of two cupped, average-sized hands of the most common staple food of that country. It is an obligation upon the Muslim to pay the due Zakah for himself and his Muslim dependents if on the day of the Feast of Fitr (^Id-ul-Fitr) and the night after it he has enough to meet his debts, clothing, lodging, and sustenance, and the sustenance of those whom he must support.

The man must pay for his wife, his non-pubescent children, his slaves, and his poor Muslim parents. He may not pay for his pubescent children or solvent parents without their permission. It is permissible to pay the Zakat of Fitr any time during Ramadan, even the first night, however, it is recommended to pay the Zakat during the day of the Feast, and before the prayer of the ^Id, because this mends the hearts of the poor people before the prayer. It is prohibited to prolong spending the Zakah of Fitr until after the sunset of the day of the Feast without an excuse.

This is in brief about al-Fitr, i ask Allah to accet your deeds in this great month.

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RECIPIENTS OF ZAKAH

For all types of Zakah, the intention is obligatory upon setting one's Zakah aside. Zakah must be paid to the Muslims among the eight categories of people deserving of Zakah mentioned explicitly in the Qur’an:

  1. Those who are poor who earn less than half their basic needs (al-fuqara'); ]
  2. Those who are poor who earn half but less than all their basic needs (al-masakin);
  3. The Zakah workers who are assigned by the caliph (al-^amilun ^alayha);
  4. The new converts to Islam whose hearts are to be reconciled (al-mu'allafatu qulubuhum);
  5. The slaves who are short in satisfying their contract for purchasing their freedom from their owners (ar-riqab);
  6. Those who are unable to pay their debts (al-gharimun);
  7. The volunteer fighters (fi sabilillah);
  8. The travelers who do not have enough to enable them to reach their destination (ibn-us-sabil). It is neither permissible nor valid to pay Zakah to other than those eight types of people specifically mentioned; that is why it is not valid to pay Zakah for every charitable project.

Wallahu A^lam.