>> ZAKAATUL FITR - IN BRIEF..WHEN & HOW TO GIVE!! (By Sheikh Munajjid) #29 --RAMADAN DIARIES >> Alhamdulillah alaa ni‘matil islaam. Rasulullaahi (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) enjoined zakaat al-fitr on the Muslims, one saa’ of dates or one saa’ of barley, and he commanded that it be given BEFORE the people went out to the (Eid) prayer. >>WHAT FOOD?? Some scholars have interpreted “food” as meaning the staple food of the country, whether it is wheat, corn, pearl millet or whatever. So if rice is the staple food in the land, then there is nothing wrong with giving rice as zakaat al-fitr. >> QUANTITY OF ZF What must be given is a saa’ of any kind of staple food, i.e., a saa’ of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which is four complete scoops as scooped up with two hands, according to al-Qaamoos etc. Some ulamaa say, this is equivalent to approximately three kilograms. But if a Muslim gives a kilo of rice or some other staple food of his country, that is sufficient... >> WHO SHUD GIVE ZF? Zakaat al-fitr must be given by the head of households on behalf of all Muslim family members, young and old, male and female, free and slave. >> WHEN TO GIVE ZF It is also obligatory to give it before the Eid prayer, and it is not permissible to delay it until after the Eid prayer. There is nothing wrong with giving it one or two days before the Eid. >> WHO SHUD BE GIVEN ZF?? Those to whom it must be given are the poor and needy. The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined zakaat al-fitr as a purification for the fasting person from idle and obscene speech, and to feed the poor. Whoever gives it before the prayer, it is zakaat al-fitr, and whoever gives it after the prayer, it is ordinary charity. --narrated by Abu Dawood >> CAN I PAY ZF IN CASH?? It is not permissible to pay the value in money, according to the majority of scholars; this view has the stronger evidence. Rather it must be given in the form of food, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his companions (may Allaah be pleased with them) did. This is also the view of the majority of the ummah. Allaahu a‘lam... We ask Allaah to guide & help us all to understand His religion properly and adhere to it steadfastly, for He is the Most Generous, Most Kind.
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