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Zakat al-Fitr

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of barley. The Hanafi school permits paying Zakat al-Fitr in the form of cash, equivalent to the above amount, while this is not permitted Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbali schools. Using cash as a form of payment became the adopted position by many official fataw councils around the world.
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plays a very important role in the development of the bonds of community. The rich are obliged to come in direct contact with the poor, and the poor are put in contact with the extremely poor. This contact between the various levels of
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Quote: Zakat literally means that which purifies. It is a form of sacrifice which purifies worldly goods from their worldly and sometimes impure means of acquisition, and which, according to God's wish, must be channelled towards the
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reached its beneficiaries on the day of `Eid. It is particularly emphasized that the distribution be before the `Eid prayers in order that the needy who receive are able to use the
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Nafi` reported that Muhammad's companion Ibn 'Umar used to give it to those who would accept it and the people used to give it a day or two before the `Eid.
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said, "The fasting of the month of fasting will be hanging between earth and heavens and it will not be raised up to the Divine Presence without paying the
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On behalf of our young and old, free men and slaves, we used to take out during Allah's Messenger's (upon whom be God's peace and blessings) lifetime one
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and must make it up. This form of charity becomes obligatory from sunset on the last day of fasting and remains obligatory until the beginning of
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on those who fast to shield them from any indecent act or speech, and for the purpose of providing food for the needy. It is accepted as
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This article is about the Islamic charitable donation given on Eid al-Fitr. For the obligatory annual charitable donation in Islam, see
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and must be distributed during a particular period of time. If one misses the time period without a good reason, they have
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A companion of Mohammed, Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree said, "In the Prophet's time, we used to give it (Zakatal-Fitr) as a
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In Islam it is mandatory from sunset on the last day of fasting and remains so until the beginning of
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for each member of the family. This calculation is based on Ibn 'Umar's report that the Prophet made
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The latter view is based upon the hadith from Ibn `Abbas who related, “The Prophet of Allah enjoined
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within the Islamic community and trains those who have, to be generous to those who do not have.
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permitted its payment from the beginning and middle of Ramadan so as to ensure that the
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To purify those who fast from any indecent act or speech and to help the poor and needy.
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on time should do so as soon as possible even though it will not be counted as
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is the same for everyone regardless of their income: the minimum amount is one
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may pay the required amount for the other members. Abu Sa'eed al-Khudree said:
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provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject
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for each member of the family, or an equivalent amount of money.
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for the one who pays it before the `Eid prayer, and it is
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those fighting for a religious cause or a cause of God (
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is the same for everyone regardless of their different
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in order to find those who deserve such charity. Thus,
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As a levy on the fasting person. This is based on the
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Dar Al Iftaa Al Missriyya, Eygpt (August 23, 2008).
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are the eight categories of recipients mentioned in
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to provide for their dependents on the day of `Eid.
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is to provide the poor which they can celebrate the
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Zakat al-fitr
Zakat
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Islam
Zakat
Muslim
Ramadan
Eid al-Fitr
Eid prayer
Sahabah
sa`
dried fruit
wajib
Muslim
Sunnah
Ibn 'Umar
Muhammad
slave
freeman
Saa`
head of the household
Saa`
grain
Zakat
wealth
Islamic society
dependents
community

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