Zakat Al Fitr
376 questions
Did Sheikh Al-Islam issue a fatwa permitting the giving of Zakat al-Fitr in cash, and did Sheikh Al-Albani agree with him on this fatwa?
What is the individual's share of Zakat al-Fitr this year for those with a middle income?
Is it permissible to contribute from Zakat al-Fitr to an employee whose money and documents were lost?
What is the measure of the Prophetic Sa‘ (Sa’ Nabawi) in ratl (pounds) and kilograms for giving out Zakat al-Fitr?
Is it permissible to borrow money to pay Zakat al-Fitr?
Is it correct to give Zakat al-Fitr by taking four double-handfuls of food from the seller, in order to align with the Sunnah, even though a Sa’ is a unit of volume and not weight, and the weights of foods differ?
Is it obligatory to pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of the fetus while it is in its mother's womb?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Fitr in money instead of food, and did Al-Albani permit that?
Is it permissible for an employee residing in Riyadh to pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of himself, his father, and his siblings who reside in Medina?
Is it permissible for me to give Zakat al-Fitr to my father?
What is incumbent upon one who did not pay Zakat al-Fitr for some reason, and is it permissible for him to pay it now?
Is Zakat al-Fitr due for someone who dies on the last day of Ramadan?
Must I re-issue Zakat al-Fitr after discovering that it was issued in a way that does not conform to Sharia and the specified amount, and is this Zakat considered issued according to the Hanafi school of thought?
Why did the Saudi Fatwa Committee estimate the nisab of grains and fruits to be three kilograms instead of two, and is this not in the best interest of the poor?
What is the ruling on establishing a project to collect Zakat al-Fitr in cash, then purchasing food and distributing it to the poor? Is this considered contrary to the Sunnah? And what is the ruling on the selected food items (rice, dates, jameed [dried yogurt], lentils, flour), given the permissibility of giving dates even if they are not staple food? What is the accepted measure for the prophetic Sa' (Sa' al-Nabawi), especially for flour?
When is Zakat on wealth due, and does it differ from Zakat al-Fitr, and is it permissible to distribute it among more than one needy person, and does Zakat al-Fitr equal 2.5% of one's wealth?
How is Zakat on wealth calculated, and is it permissible to give it to relatives who are going through difficult circumstances, or is it limited to the poor and the needy? Are relatives more deserving of it? Is it permissible to send it to another governorate? Is Zakat al-Fitr in the form of food or money better for the poor?
How many categories and what quantity in kilograms of Zakat al-Fitr must be distributed, and to how many needy people? Is it permissible to distribute it outside the country if there are no poor people [in one's own country]?
Should Zakat al-Fitr for children residing in America for schooling be given by their parents here, or by the children themselves there?
Should one pay Zakat al-Fitr based on the value in Morocco or France, if one fasted half of Ramadan in Morocco then completed the month in France, knowing that one is a resident of Morocco and only stays in France for one month?
Is it permissible for a person who is not needy to take Zakat al-Fitr and then give a portion of it as his own Zakat?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Fitr from my own money on behalf of poor family members, such as my mother and sisters? And is it permissible to give it to my married brother who is experiencing difficult circumstances?
Is it permissible for a pregnant woman to pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of her fetus, and is it permissible to pay it on behalf of the children's grandmother?
What is the ruling on forgetting to pay Zakat al-Fitr and remembering it after the Eid prayer, knowing that the family paid it on behalf of the entire household?