What is the cash equivalent of zakat al-fitr?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the equivalent of zakat al-fitr in Saudi riyals for one person, and what is the most beloved time to pay it?
Answer:
Zakat al-fitr is not in riyals and is not calculated in riyals. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) calculated it in food, by the sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), as in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar and others: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made obligatory the sadaqah al-fitr upon the male and female, the free and the slave, the young and the old, a sa' of dates orSahih Muslim 985a."
This is how the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made it obligatory, and he did not calculate it in dirhams. There is no mention of dirhams in any narration of the hadith; rather, they all specify food and the amount of the sa'. Therefore, it is not permissible to pay the value; it is not permissible to pay dirhams, because if one pays dirhams, he has not acted upon what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered, which is to pay out food. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the equivalent of zakat al-fitr in Saudi riyals for one person, and what is the most beloved time to pay it?
Answer:
Zakat al-fitr is not in riyals and is not calculated in riyals. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) calculated it in food, by the sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), as in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar and others: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made obligatory the sadaqah al-fitr upon the male and female, the free and the slave, the young and the old, a sa' of dates or
one sa' of grain, or one sa' of barley or one sa' of dates, or one sa' of cheese or one sa' of raisins
صاعا من بر او صاعا من شعير او صاعا من تمر او صاعا من اقط او صاعا من زبيبThis is how the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made it obligatory, and he did not calculate it in dirhams. There is no mention of dirhams in any narration of the hadith; rather, they all specify food and the amount of the sa'. Therefore, it is not permissible to pay the value; it is not permissible to pay dirhams, because if one pays dirhams, he has not acted upon what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered, which is to pay out food. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كم تعادل زكاة الفطر نقدا؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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