Why do we not analogize zakat al-fitr to the zakah of wealth in the permissibility of paying it in money?

Question : Who is asking? Yes. May Allah preserve you. Why do we not analogize zakat al-fitr to the zakah of wealth in paying money, if that is more beneficial for the poor?

Answer : Yes. We do not analogize it, because there is no analogical reasoning (qiyas) in acts of worship, and because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the categories of zakah, and they differ in value. If value were the determining factor, he would have said, for example, a sa' of wheat or its equivalent in the other categories. We have mentioned in our book, *Majaz Ramadan*, other adjustments that indicate that analogical reasoning is not possible.