Fitra amount and Zakat Sadqa on Gold and Silver in the month of Eid-ul-Fitr Ramadaan 2015/1436: according to the market price of 2.25 kilograms of flour, the amount for Fitrana is calculated as Rs 100 per head. The faithful who want to pay Fitrana equal to the price of barley, dates and raisins should pay Rs 240, Rs 1,280 and Rs 2,560 per head, respectively.
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What is Fitra and Fidya and Rates: A Muslim, who possesses food in excess of his needs, must pay Sadqa-e-Fitr before the Eid prayers. If the person is a breadwinner, he should also pay Sadqa-e-Fitr for his dependants, such as wife, children, dependent relatives or servants.
Sadqa-e-Fitr : Mufti Muneeb also advised the people to pay the amount to the poor before Eid-ul-Fitr so that they could also celebrate the festival.
The most deserving people for Sadqa-e-Fitr are close relatives followed by neighbours and the poor.
Mufti Muneebur Rehman said that the real spirit of Fitr and Fidya is a two-time meal of a destitute person. However, those who are wealthier, should try to pay more.
Ramadaan 1436 Fitra/Fidya :The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has announced the fitra and fidya amounts for Ramadaan 1436. This year, Fitra amounts to R30, equivalent to 3kg of Rice (staple food). Fidya will cost R15, which amounts to three quarters of a kilogram of rice. Compared to last year, fitra is now R3 less, while fidya is R4 more.
“We recommend that Fitrah be paid in kind as is the original form of paying fitrah in the Shafi madhab in the Western Cape,” the MJC’s Fatwa Department said in a statement.
Efforts should be made to pay it personally in the staple food and preferably earlier in the month of Ramadaan as opposed to later.
Fidyah is a daily compensation that must be paid by those unable to fast due to pregnancy or ill health. Fitrah is an obligatory donation that every Muslim must pay to ensure that no Muslim is left hungry on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr.
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In the Shafi’ school of thought, Fitrah is calculated by weighing 2,5kg of the staple food of the country such as wheat or rice, which must be converted to cash. This amount must be paid by the breadwinner on behalf of each family member in the house-hold. The sum can be paid on behalf of all children or spouses, even those who can support themselves, as well as elderly parents living in the house.
The fitrah and fidyah amount is a “bare minimum” and those who can afford may increase the number according to their means.
Ramadhan Fitra/Fidya Rates 1436-2015
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