Zakat Fitr. Eid al fitr is celebrated for one to three days depending on the country. Zakat al fitr fitrana amount is 7 per person before the eid al fitr prayer at the end of ramadan every adult muslim who possesses food in excess of their needs must pay zakat al fitr fitrana.
This is a generous practice of islam where it connects the rich with the poor and the poor with the poorer thus eliminating poverty and reducing the disparity gap between the rich and the poor. Zakat al fitr or the zakat of breaking the fast of ramadan is the special obligatory alms paid by all muslims at the end of the ramadan fasting month. But abu hanifah said that zakat al fitr may be paid in money.
Zakat al fitr or the zakat of breaking the fast of ramadan is the special obligatory alms paid by all muslims at the end of the ramadan fasting month.
Every free muslim must pay zakat ul fitr for himself his wife and children. Zakat ul fitr is incumbent on every free muslim who possesses one sa of dates or barley which is not needed as basic food for himself or his family for the duration of one day and night. But abu hanifah said that zakat al fitr may be paid in money. So if people in a region eat rice then what is used as material for zakat al fitr is rice.
