DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum ath-thalaatha 22nd day of Ramadhaan (Tuesday 4th May 2021).
ZAKAAT AL-FITR as EXPLAINED by Sheikh Dr. Bilal Philips based on Quran and Sunnah. BismilLah.
The amount of Zakaatul Fitir is the same for everyone regardless of their different income brackets. The minimum amount is one Sa` (two handfuls) of food, grain or dried fruit for each member of the family. This calculation is based on Ibn `Umar's report that the Prophet (peace be upon him) made Zakah al-Fitr compulsory and payable by a Sa` of dried dates or a Sa` of barley. The Sahabi, Abu Sa`id al-Khudri said, "In the Prophet's time, we used to give it (Zakah al-Fitr) as a Sa` of food, dried dates, barley, raisins or dried cheese". [Collected by Imam al-Bukhari - Arabic/English vol. 2, p. 340, no. 582 ].
If base on geographical location such as those of us abroad, you cannot arrange food you can offer some money but it should be enough to cater for at least a days meal and such money can be given to the poor or any charitable organizations who are donating to the needy or orphanage support associations like ours.
We ask ALLAH to aid us to be able to help those in need so that as we fix others of their dunya suffering, ALLAH will fix our Aakhira suffering in shaa ALLAH. May ALLAH accept it from us all. Aameen.
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