Zakat al-Fitr and the Closing of the Month
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Question:
It is appropriate here to speak about Zakat al-Fitr, Honorable Shaykh, since we have spoken about the last ten days and the end of Ramadan. Have you addressed the listening brothers regarding this great obligation?
Answer:
Zakat al-Fitr is among the deeds with which the month is concluded, for the month is concluded with righteous deeds, such as the takbir. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Baqarah 2:185] And so is Zakat al-Fitr, for it is prescribed at the close of the month as a purification for the fasting person from idle talk and obscenity, and as food for the poor. Perhaps a widely narrated hadith will come regarding it, because it requires a full session to explain its rulings and what is specific to it.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you, Shaykh. So what about the takbir? What is its manner, Shaykh, and when does it begin?
It is appropriate here to speak about Zakat al-Fitr, Honorable Shaykh, since we have spoken about the last ten days and the end of Ramadan. Have you addressed the listening brothers regarding this great obligation?
Answer:
Zakat al-Fitr is among the deeds with which the month is concluded, for the month is concluded with righteous deeds, such as the takbir. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.
وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَThe presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you, Shaykh. So what about the takbir? What is its manner, Shaykh, and when does it begin?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 22 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|هدي النبي في العشر الأواخر من رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (8:36)
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