Zakat Al Fitr
376 questions
Is it permissible for a father to pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of his married daughter who is residing and fasting with him, while her husband is absent?
What is the ruling on companies delaying the payment of employees' salaries for a period that may extend to six months, and is it permissible not to give out Zakat al-Fitr due to not receiving salaries?
Is Zakat al-Fitr obligatory for a 21-year-old man who lives in a rented apartment, receives his deceased father's pension, a stipend from the university, and Zakat from social security?
Who is obligated to pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of my sister, who fasted with us for ten days and then completed her Ramadan fast at the home of my other sister in the same city—is it my father or my sister's husband?
Is it a condition regarding the food for Zakat al-Fitr, which will be distributed in Africa, that it be something that is storable and kept by them, in addition to it being a staple food that sustains the body?
Is it permissible to give Fitr Zakat as money to the poor if they do not accept food?
Is a Muslim residing in the West and married to a Christian woman required to pay Zakat al-Fitr on her behalf?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of deceased parents, brothers, and sisters? And is Zakat al-Fitr obligatory for the wife?
Should Zakat al-Fitr for the Hijri year 1440 be re-issued if it becomes apparent several months later that the distributed rice was not of the expected quality?
Is Zakat al-Fitr obligatory for someone who broke their fast for the entire month of Ramadan due to travel or illness?
Is it obligatory to re-issue Zakat al-Fitr if it was previously given as money without verifying whether the recipient was Muslim? And is the Zakat valid if it was given as food and money with the intention that the food is the Zakat and the money is merely assistance? And what is incumbent upon one who has diligently (ijtahada) engaged in jurisprudential matters without knowledge, then imitated a scholar?
Am I obligated to pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of my wife who has not yet moved into my home, knowing that I live with my brothers in the family home?
Is someone for whom money for building a house has become available, and who works for a small salary that is only enough for rent and food, and who is a high school student, considered among those eligible to receive Zakat, and is it permissible for him to take Zakat al-Fitr or money?
Is Zakāt al-Fiṭr sufficient if it reaches the poor person's bank account before Eid, but the poor person does not actually withdraw it from the bank until after Eid, and is the arrival of the amount in the account considered an act of possession?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat al-Fitr with vegetables or potatoes, knowing that potatoes are a staple food, and what is the equivalent measure of a sa‘ thereof?
ما هي أنواع الأطعمة التي تخرج منها زكاة الفطر؟
Is Zakat al-Fitr obligatory for one who sponsors an orphan?
Is it permissible for a divorced mother to pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of her children to her poor ex-husband?
What is the ruling on one who was able to pay Zakat al-Fitr but did not pay it?
If one embraces Islam on the last day of Ramadan, is he obligated to pay Zakat al-Fitr?
Is it permissible to offer a single expiation for a specific oath that a person has broken more than once?
Who determines that paying the value for Zakat al-Fitr serves a definite interest of the poor and that it is more beneficial for them than food; is it the giver himself, the ولي الأمر (ruler/guardian), or the Dar al-Ifta (Fatwa Council)?
Is it permissible to appoint someone to distribute Zakat, or must the giver distribute it himself?
Is it permissible for charitable organizations to purchase zakat al-Fitr grains and distribute them before receiving zakat funds from the payers and their intention is made?