What is Zakat-ul-Fitr (Fitrana)?
Zakat-ul-Fitr is different from the annual Zakat payment and is due before the end of Ramadan or before Eid prayers.
The Zakat-ul-Fitr donation is traditionally given as food; at Khidmat Foundation, we make it easy to make your Fitrana donation to be used for less fortunate persons as necessary food products .
The amount was determined by The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as equivalent to one Saa’ or four Mudds weight of food. one Saa’ of staple food on behalf of yourself and each person you are responsible for. What is a Saa’? A Prophetic saa’ is not a weight measurement. It was and still is a measurement of volume and one Saa’ is made up of four Mudds. To be precise, a Prophetic Mudd in modern volume measurements is 0.75L (or 750ml), which means that a Saa’ is of three litres (0.75×4= 3.0 liters).
Example – A man has a wife and two children, and his parents have asked him to give out zakaat al-fitr for them too. So he needs to give out 6 units, or 6 saa’s , of food.
Step 1: Determine how much one saa’ (3 litres) of the selected food item is. The man in our example decides to use barley. He can either measure out three liters of barley in a large measuring pitcher, or measure out 3 liters of barley in a measuring container and weigh this amount. This is one saa’ of that barley. Let’s say in this example 3 liters of the selected barley weighed 2 kilograms. The weight of one saa’ of that specific kind of barley would be 2 kilograms.
Step 2: Multiply the measurement from step 1 by the number of people you are giving Zakat-al-fitr on behalf of. i.e. 6×2=12 kilograms.
This is calculated in India at approximately Rs. 32 (Changeable) per person if we calculate it on the basis of Rupees.
Zakat-al-Fitr, or Fitrana, is paid by any adult Muslim.
Zakat Al-Fitr
When you give Zakat-al-Fitr, your fasting is increased in reward. At a rate of Rs. 32 per person, your donation will provide a nutritious meal for someone who is living in poverty.
“Zakat-al-Fitr is compulsory on all Muslims regardless of age or financial standing. The only exemption is for those who do not have one saa’ (approximately 2.8 – 3kg) of their staple food in excess of their needs.”
Your Zakat-Al-Fitr can feed a person in need.
When you give Zakat al-Fitr, your fasting is increased in reward. At a rate of Rs. 32 (changeable)per person, your donation will provide a nutritious meal for someone who is living in poverty.
Donate now and you can feel amazing.
Your donation provides one saa’ of staple food, per person and should be paid for yourself and any dependents. Your generosity will enable someone who is starving to eat a meal that satisfies their hunger and gives them energy to carry on. Zakat Al-Fitr is from the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet (pbuh).
“The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) ordained Zakat Al-Fitr to purify the fasting person from indecent words or actions, and to provide food for the needy. It is accepted as Zakah for the person who gives it before the Eid prayer; but it is a sadaqah for the one who gives it after the prayer.”
(Dawud)
Feel amazing – purify your Ramadan.
Paying Zakat al-Fitr completes your worship for Ramadan and acts as a means of purification for your fasts. It is said to cleanse the fasts of bad words or actions which may have nullified your reward. By paying Zakat al-Fitr you can also ensure that someone in need can celebrate Eid with a good meal. Your donation can lift the spirit and fill the stomach of someone who has experienced poverty or tragedy and is now trapped in abject situation.
Your Zakat-al-Fitr… where it is needed most.
Khidmat Foundation works with communities in India who are living in desperate conditions. Our Need is Greatest appeal, emergency response and sustainable development projects help some of India’s most desperate people including those at risk of malnutrition and starvation.
With your support, we can provide:
- Nutrition for pregnant women, babies and the elderly
- Stable food supply to families in need.
- Emergency food packs for those caught in natural disasters
- Livelihood support including livestock and crops
Your donation can make a difference.
People across India living in dire conditions are relying on your support. The meal that you provide may be the only adequate meal they have eaten in weeks. It may be all that they have to look forward to.
Your generosity now, before the Eid prayer, means people in need will be able to receive a filling meal for their Eid just as they deserve. It will also count as Zakat for you, increasing your reward and cleansing your worship.
Don’t let them down, donate now and feel amazing this Eid.