DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm athalaatha, 25th day of Ramadhan 1446AH, Tuesday, 25th March 2025. *_LET'S PAY OUR ZAKAATUL FITIR_*. Bismillah.
Zakaat al-fitr is obligatory upon every Muslim who is self-supporting, if he has one saa’ or more than he needs of food for himself and his family on the day and night of Eid.
The basis for that is the report narrated from Ibn ‘Umar (may ALLAH be pleased with him) who said: “The Messenger of ALLAH (peace and blessings of ALLAH be upon him) enjoined zakaat al-fitr, a saa’ of dates, or a saa’ of barley, upon all the Muslims, slave and free, male and female, young and old, and he commanded that it be paid before the people went out to pray.” Agreed upon; this version was narrated by al-Bukhaari.
And Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri narrated: “We used to pay zakaat al-fitr when the Messenger of ALLAH (peace and blessings of ALLAH be upon him) was alive, a saa’ of food or a saa’ of dates or a saa’ of barley or a saa’ of raisins or a saa’ of dried yoghurt.” Agreed upon.
It is acceptable to give a saa’ of the local staple food such as rice, maize etc.
What is meant by a saa’ here is the saa’ of the Messenger of ALLAH (peace and blessings of ALLAH be upon him), which is four times the amount that may be held in the two hands of a man of average build. It's sinful to neglect offering this if you can. If you can't, then you are eligible to receive.
*_May ALLAH Azzawajal keep guiding and protecting us from any satanic influences_*. Aameen.
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