Is Zakat al-Fitr obligatory for someone whom God guided on the last day of Ramadan, so he prayed and fasted, and what are the consequences if he does not pay it?
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Whoever embraced Islam before sunset on the last day of is obligated to pay al-Fitr, based on the saying of Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, enjoined Zakat al-Fitr at the end of Ramadan upon the people, a 'sa' of dates or a 'sa' of barley, for every free person or slave, male or female, among the Muslims." As for whoever embraced Islam after sunset on the last day of Ramadan, Zakat al-Fitr is not obligatory upon them.
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