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Key Points on Zakātul Fitr.

✓ Is Zakātul Fitr compulsory?

Majority of the Scholars opine that it is compulsory.

✓ Upon whom is Zakātul Fitr compulsory?

It is compulsory upon a matured male or female Muslim.

✓ Who are those whom Zakātul Fitr should be paid on?

Freed/Manumitted Slave, Male and Female Muslim, Young and Old.

✓ Can I borrow money to pay Zakātul Fitr?

Don't do so except if you have the assured means to pay back.

It is best to pay Zakātul Fitr when you are financially capable to do so.

Some of the Scholars have stipulated financial capability from the conditions that qualifies a person to pay Zakātul Fitr.

✓ What's the measure for Zakātul Fitr?

Four (4) Mudd - One person.

A man with his wife will be 8 Mudd.

A man with his two wives and 10kids will be 52 Mudd.

Or

12 tin of milk for One person.

24 tin of milk for Two persons.

And so on.

✓ Whom should the Zakātul Fitr be given to?

It should be given to the poor and needy.

✓ Can I share my Zakātul Fitr amongst two, three or more needy

Yes, you can do so after you must have collated all the Zakātul Fitr together.

✓ Is it compulsory that I take the Zakātul Fitr to the Masjid?

It is not compulsory except you don't know of any needy or poor Muslim to give the food to.

✓ Can I give Zakātul Fitr to a Non-Muslim?

It's best to give preference to needy Muslims. However, a needy and poor Non-Muslim who may perhaps become a Muslim as a result of the Zakātul Fitr may be given to show the individual the beauty of Islām.

✓ Can I add to the measure of the Zakātul Fitr after observing the legislated measurement?

Yes you can.

In fact, you can add cooking items and flavours like pepper, salt, curry, thyme etc. These additions are not compulsory. They will however be rewarded based on showing goodness.

You may add money too as a form of extending goodness to the needy or poor one.

✓ Can a person pay Zakātul Fitr on his Non-Muslim wife or Parents?

No, Zakātul Fitr should only be paid on Muslims.

✓ When should I start paying Zakātul Fitr as a child having parents who are alive?

If you have the means to do so, you should start paying on behalf of yourself. Like when you have started working and you have the financial capability to pay Zakātul Fitr, then you should do so.

✓ If my parents are under me, will I pay Zakātul Fitr on them?

If your parents are aged and now under your feeding, then you would be the one to pay their Zakātul Fitr.

✓ If my parents insist on paying their Zakātul Fitr themselves, do I still have to pay on their behalf?

No, only one Zakātul Fitr is compulsory upon an individual at a time.

✓ Can I give my Zakātul Fitr to my mum, father or wife or any of my kids?

No, you can't give Zakātul Fitr to those whom the sharee'a has obliged upon you to feed and clothe; and these individuals are your wives, kids and parents. Other relatives are secondary. So, you can give Zakātul Fitr to your poor/needy younger, elder brother, uncle etc since you are not obliged to shoulder their responsibilities.

✓ When should Zakātul Fitr be given to the poor and needy ones?

Some of Scholars said:

Zakātul Fitr should be given out before we proceed to Observe solātul Eid.

Some of the Scholars have opined that it can be two days to Eid, a day to Eid or the morning of the day of Eid before the Eid prayer.

✓ Will my Zakātul Fitr be acceptable if I paid it after I return from Eid?

Majority of the Scholars have opined that it would still be acceptable but as charity and not Zakātul Fitr.

✓ What are the types of food one should use to pay for Zakātul Fitr?

Grains should be used. Like rice, beans, Garri, yam, flour etc.

✓ If I desire to give different varieties of food to a needy/poor one, can I combine different foods?

Yes you can combine different foods, just ensure that you are paying the Zakātul Fitr in the right legislated measure as explained earlier.

✓ Can I pay Zakātul Fitr with money?

Paying Zakātul Fitr with money without any necessity is an act contrary to the sharee'a. It has two anomalies:

1) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specifically mentioned food. Replacing food with money is therefore clearly against the ruling of Zakātul Fitr.

2) Replacing the payment of Zakātul Fitr with money instead of food is vividly against the wisdom behind the payment of Zakātul Fitr. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Zakātul Fitr is purification for the fasting one (from filthy and forbidden acts committed while fasting) and food for the needy/poor Muslims.

✓ What if a needy/poor one says he or she doesn't want food?

Then, the food should be given to another poor/needy Muslim. The rejection shows the individual is not poor/needy. A true needy/poor individual won't reject food.

✓ What could be the necessity that would make a person pay Zakātul Fitr with money?

If the individual lives in a residence where there is no one to give the Zakātul Fitr; then the person should calculate monetary worth of 4mudd for a single person and multiply it round his family.

Thereafter, the individual should send the amount to a trustworthy sodaqo (charity) foundation who then in turns buy foods and distribute them to the needy Muslims.

✓ Can I pay Zakātul Fitr on my husband?

No, you can't pay on him because he is responsible to feed you. He should be the one t pay Zakātul Fitr on you.

You may buy the foods and gift it to your husband if he is not financially capable to pay it. He can then pay Zakātul Fitr on his family from the food you gifted to him.

He can however leave paying Zakātul Fitr till he has the means to do so.

Meanwhile, you should pay on behalf of yourself alone since you have the means to do so.

Your husband will pay on himself and the kids whenever he has the means to do so.

✓ Can one pay Zakātul Fitr on a baby in the womb?

The Scholars have differed on this.
And Allaah knows best.

Muslim Teachers' Association of Nigeria, Ibadan North West Education

* #11 How do I join family ties in Ramadan and beyond ?*

1. Know that one of the signs of the last hour is that people will break family ties, and there will be mixup among families, to the extend that people from the same family will
marry one another without knowing.

2. You should be aware that the family ties has been created by Allah even before your existence, so don't attempt to break it, if you don't want to witness the wrath of Allah.

3. Do good to your family members by giving them from what you have,visiting them, calling them to ask about their affairs, paying their debts and helping them remove their burdens and pain

4. You should be aware that you all have limited time to spend with one another on earth, so don't delay your doing good to them in all forms.

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The Prophet’s Sermon Welcoming the Month of Ramadhan
(Translated by SM Rizvi from Shaykh as-Saduq’s ‘Uyun Akhbari ’r-Rida, vol. 2, p. 265.)

“O people, indeed the month of Allah has approached you with blessings, mercy and forgiveness. In the eyes of Allah, it is the best of all months, its days are best of all days, its nights are best of all nights, and it hours are best of all hours.

“It is a month in which you have been invited to be guests of Allah, and you have been made in it the people who have honour of Allah. Your breathing in it is tasbiḥ (singing the praise of God), your sleep in it is an act of ‘ibadat (worship), your deeds are accepted, and your prayers are answered to. Therefore, ask your Lord with sincere intentions and pure hearts to help you in fasting during this month and in reciting His Book, for the most unfortunate is one who is deprived of Allah’s forgiveness in this great month.

“By your thirst and hunger, remember the hunger of the day of judgement and its thirst. Give charity to the poor and needy among you; lower your glances from what is not permissible for you to see, and refrain [from hearing] what is not permissible for you to hear. Show sympathy to the orphans of the people, and sympathy will be shown to your orphans. Repent for your sins, and raise your hands in supplications at the time of your prayers for that is the best of times in which Allah looks towards His servants with mercy, answers them what they whisper to Him, responds to them when they call upon Him, gives to them when they ask Him, and accepts their prayers when they pray to Him.

“O people, your souls are dependent on your deeds, therefore release them [from Hell-Fire] by asking for forgiveness. Your backs are burdened with your weight [of sins], so lighten their burden by lengthening the sajdahs (prostrations); and He shall not threaten with Fire when people will stand [in prayers] for the Lord of the Universe.

“O people, whosoever among you gives iftar (meal to break the fast) to a believer who is fasting during this month, his rewards with Allah will be the releasing of his neck [from the Hell-Fire] and forgiveness for his past sins.”

Someone asked, “O Messenger of Allah, not all of us have the ability to do that.” He said, “Fear the Fire! Even by breaking a date. Fear the Fire! Even by drink of a water!”

“O people, whosoever among you improves his character (khulq) during this month, he shall have the pass for going over the sirat (the bridge) on the day (of judgment) when the feet shall slip. Whosoever lessens the burden [of work] from his slave (and subordinates), Allah shall lessen his reckoning (of his deeds) for him. Whoso-ever prevents his evil (from people), Allah shall prevent His anger from him on the day he shall meet Him. Whosoever severs the link with his relations in this month, Allah shall sever His mercy from him on the day he shall meet Him.

“Whosoever fulfills a duty in this month, his rewards will be multiplied seventy times compared to the same deed done during other months. Whosoever increases the salawat on me during this month, Allah shall lighten his burden [of sins] on the day when He shall be lightening the burdens [of other good doers]. Whosoever recites a verse of the Qur’an during this month, he shall have the reward of one who has completed the recitation of the entire Qur’an during the other months.

“O people, the doors of Paradise are open during this month, so ask your Lord not to close them on you; and the doors of Hell are closed, so ask your Lord not to open them up for you. The satans are in chains, so ask Allah not to impose them upon you.”

May Almighty Allah in His Infinite Mercy & by His Love for Mohammed Rosullulah (SAW) make us all benefit maximally fro the Ramadhan.
Aamin KunFayaKun!
O Prophet! Allah's peace, blessings & grace be upon u. Aamin!

As-Salaam Alaykum Warahmatullahi Taallah Wabarakaatuh.

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