Zakat Al Fitr
376 questions
What are the consequences for a pilgrim in the state of ihram who intentionally kills game, and how is the recompense practically estimated, whether by feeding or by fasting?
What are the proofs of those who forbid giving out zakat al-Fitr from pasta, and how do we respond to them?
What is the ruling on Zakat al-Fitr that was not delivered to its rightful recipient after its owner set it aside at the appointed time and handed it over to someone to deliver it, and is the one entrusted with delivering it sinful for his delay in doing so?
Is it permissible to give Zakat on wealth to relatives, and is Zakat al-Fitr considered invalid if the receipt from the charity organization does not state that it is Zakat al-Fitr?
What should we do now regarding Zakat al-Fitr, and is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory upon us, given that we did not pay it before the Eid prayer due to the unavailability of the poor?
How did Satan appear to Abu Hurairah in Ramadan, even though the devils are chained therein?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Fitr in a country other than the country of residence?
Who is the guardian authorized to disburse Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of an orphan?
What is the considered criterion in the Eid prayer for determining whether Zakat al-Fitr is an accepted zakat or a general charity: is it the prayer of the Imam, or the prayer of the individual himself, or the time of the prayer itself, and who is the Imam intended if the criterion is the prayer of the Imam?
Is it Islamically permissible for the apportioned Zakat al-Fitr to be chicken meat, if chicken is among the staple foods of the people of the land and it is given with the intention of benefiting the poor?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal (money Zakat) and Zakat al-Fitr to humanitarian organizations such as the Red Cross in Sweden, knowing that these organizations deal with usurious banks and lotteries, and given the difficulty of finding impoverished people in Sweden?
Is it permissible for a woman whose husband passed away at the beginning of Ramadan, and who has three children, to sell or give away some of the rice she received as Zakat al-Fitr, knowing that she lives in a rented house and has no money other than her husband's salary?
Is the fatwa that specifies two minimum thresholds (nisab) for Zakat al-Fitr correct: one being the value of a sa' of food for those who do not possess the nisab for Zakat on wealth, and the other being one-third of the nisab for Zakat on currency for those who do possess it? And has any of the imams of fiqh or the madhahib (schools of thought) ever stated this?
Is it permissible to collect Zakat al-Fitr in cash to buy a wheelchair for a disabled child and send it to Morocco, and when should it be purchased if that is permissible?
Are fruits sufficient for Zakat al-Fitr?
Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Fitr in money equal to the value of the prescribed amount of food, especially since a sum of money may sometimes be more beneficial and useful?
Is it permissible to give zakat al-fitr, zakat, or sadaqa to a man's needy grandchildren from the daughter's or son's side?
Is it permissible to divide Zakat al-Fitr into three parts: for the poor, for the mosque, and for the family of a deceased person, based on the noble verse, and what should we do about this error?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat al-Fitr from the financial allocations provided by the Swedish government, and is there a sin incurred for not paying it at its prescribed time, given that this is the first year it has not been paid?
How does a poor person or someone of middle income pay zakat al-fitr?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat after Ramadan?
What is the ruling on authorizing an institution to distribute Zakat al-Fitr, given that it sells coupons for 15 riyals to determine the value of the Zakat?
Is it permissible for an Islamic association, which is in financial need to cover rent and other expenses, to use the collected Zakat al-Fitr?
Is Zakat al-Fitr obligatory for a guest present in the house on the night of Eid?