What is the amount of zakat al-fitr?
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Q: A female questioner, who indicated her name with the initials M. M. from Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, says: What is the value of the zakat of Ramadan?
A: It appears the questioner is asking about zakat al-fitr from Ramadan. The obligatory amount is one sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the staple food of the land, such as rice, wheat, dates, or other staple foods of the land, for the male and female, the free person and the slave, the young and the old among the Muslims, as the authentic hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) confirm this.
It is obligatory to give it before the people go out to the festival prayer. If it is given a day or two before the festival, there is nothing wrong with it. The amount is approximately three kilograms. It is not permissible to give the monetary value; rather, it is obligatory to give it from the staple food of the land, as mentioned above.
A: It appears the questioner is asking about zakat al-fitr from Ramadan. The obligatory amount is one sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the staple food of the land, such as rice, wheat, dates, or other staple foods of the land, for the male and female, the free person and the slave, the young and the old among the Muslims, as the authentic hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) confirm this.
It is obligatory to give it before the people go out to the festival prayer. If it is given a day or two before the festival, there is nothing wrong with it. The amount is approximately three kilograms. It is not permissible to give the monetary value; rather, it is obligatory to give it from the staple food of the land, as mentioned above.
Source
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