The Ruling on Zakat al-Fitr
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Question:
This questioner, His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad Abdullah from Riyadh, asks: What is the ruling on zakat al-fitr? And what is better, rice or wheat or something else?
Answer:
Zakat al-fitr is obligatory, a fard that becomes due at the completion of Ramadan, and it must be paid before the festival. The best time is on the day of the festival before the prayer. If one pays it one or two days before the festival, there is nothing wrong with it. It is from the staple food of the land, a sa' of the staple food of the land, whether rice, barley, or dates from the staple food of the land. The best is the most beneficial and the most expensive; the more expensive and beneficial it is, the better it is. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, His Eminence the Shaykh.
This questioner, His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad Abdullah from Riyadh, asks: What is the ruling on zakat al-fitr? And what is better, rice or wheat or something else?
Answer:
Zakat al-fitr is obligatory, a fard that becomes due at the completion of Ramadan, and it must be paid before the festival. The best time is on the day of the festival before the prayer. If one pays it one or two days before the festival, there is nothing wrong with it. It is from the staple food of the land, a sa' of the staple food of the land, whether rice, barley, or dates from the staple food of the land. The best is the most beneficial and the most expensive; the more expensive and beneficial it is, the better it is. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, His Eminence the Shaykh.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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