Zakatul Fitri. The head of household can also pay zakat al fitr for their dependants such as children servants and any dependent relatives. Zakat al fitr is a charity taken for the poor a few days before the end of fasting in the islamic holy month of ramadan.
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. The word fitr means the same as iftar breaking a fast and it comes from the same root word as futur which means breakfast. 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.
The arabic word fitr means the same as iftar breaking a fast and it comes from the same root word as futoor which means breakfast.
Zakat al fitr is a smaller amount than zakat al mal. Giving zakat ul fitr is an obligation on every muslim who possesses enough food exceeding his or his family s basic needs for the duration of the day or night of eed. The arabic word fitr means the same as iftar breaking a fast and it comes from the same root word as futoor which means breakfast. The word fitr means the same as iftar breaking a fast and it comes from the same root word as futur which means breakfast.
