What is the ruling on zakat al-fitr for one who has no money?
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Question:
The questioner says: I am a student at the University of al-Madinah, and I am not from this blessed country. I am in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) here in Makkah, and I have no money with me. So, is it obligatory for me to pay zakat al-fitr?
Answer:
If you have nothing with you, then you do not owe zakat al-fitr. Zakat al-fitr is upon the one who is able to pay it, the one who has a surplus beyond his basic needs. If he has a surplus of a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of food beyond his basic needs, he gives it in charity for the breaking of the fast. But if he has no surplus, and he has only his basic needs with nothing extra, then he does not owe it. The charity of the breaking of the fast is not obligatory upon him. Yes.
The questioner says: I am a student at the University of al-Madinah, and I am not from this blessed country. I am in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) here in Makkah, and I have no money with me. So, is it obligatory for me to pay zakat al-fitr?
Answer:
If you have nothing with you, then you do not owe zakat al-fitr. Zakat al-fitr is upon the one who is able to pay it, the one who has a surplus beyond his basic needs. If he has a surplus of a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of food beyond his basic needs, he gives it in charity for the breaking of the fast. But if he has no surplus, and he has only his basic needs with nothing extra, then he does not owe it. The charity of the breaking of the fast is not obligatory upon him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم زكاة الفطر لمن ليس لديه مال؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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