The categories from which zakat al-fitr is paid
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Question:
Regarding the question about zakat, the Honorable Shaykh: What is the best thing to pay as zakat from the types of food? Does dates suffice, and does raisins suffice, and others?
Answer:
Zakat al-Fitr, that is. Yes. Yes. A sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) ofSunan ad-Daraqutni 10:41 the staple food of the country, from whatever is eaten in the country, whatever type is eaten in the country and used as sustenance in the country, you give out the sa' from it, meaning approximately three kilograms. Yes.
Regarding the question about zakat, the Honorable Shaykh: What is the best thing to pay as zakat from the types of food? Does dates suffice, and does raisins suffice, and others?
Answer:
Zakat al-Fitr, that is. Yes. Yes. A sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of
A sa' of barley, or a sa' of dates, or a sa' of dried curds, or a sa' of raisins, or a sa' of
من بر أو صاع من شعير أو صاع من تمر أو صاع من أقط أو صاع من زبيب أو صاع من
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (102) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-09-21] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (37:06)
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