Thursday 12/March/2026 – 01:23 PM
Many citizens search in various search engines for The amount of Zakat al-FitrThis coincides with the approaching Eid al-Fitr 2026, which is astronomically expected to fall on Friday, March 20.
For its part, Dar Al-Iftaa said that it is permissible to pay Zakat Al-Fitr in cash, and the minimum this year for an individual is equal to 35 pounds, and whoever increases it is better for him.
The house explained that the poor person who does not have anything to eat – he and those who are obliged to support him – on the night of Eid; Zakat al-Fitr is not obligatory on him, stressing that Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory for every Muslim, who pays it on behalf of himself and on behalf of those whom he is obligated to support.
The concept of Zakat al-Fitr and its amount
The house said that Zakat al-Fitr is a fixed amount of money that is obligatory on a Muslim under specific conditions. Young or old, male or female, the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, estimated it as a saa’ of dates, barley, or the local staple food, which is 2,040 kilograms – according to the doctrine of the majority – for every Muslim soul. As in the hadith of Abdullah bin Omar, may God be pleased with them both: “The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, obligated Zakat al-Fitr, a saa’ of dates, or a saa’ of barley, on every free man.” Or a slave, male or female, from among the Muslims.” Agreed upon. In another narration by Imam Al-Bukhari: “On the slave and the free, the male and the female, the young and the old among the Muslims.”
The wisdom behind the legitimacy of Zakat al-Fitr
Dar Al-Iftaa explained that the wisdom behind its legitimacy is to purify the fasting person, to purify him, to make up for the shortcomings in the reward of fasting, to be kind to the poor, to spare them from asking questions on the occasion of Eid, to comfort their thoughts, and to bring happiness to them, on a day when Muslims are happy, as in the hadith of Abdullah bin Abbas, may God be pleased with them both, who said: “The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, made it obligatory Peace be upon him and his family. Zakat al-Fitr is a purification of the fasting person from idle talk and obscenity, and as food for the poor. Narrated by Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, and Al-Bayhaqi in “Al-Sunan,” and Al-Hakim in “Al-Mustadrak” and authenticated it.
Paying Zakat al-Fitr in value or in grains?
Dar Al-Iftaa confirmed that the basic principle of Zakat Al-Fitr is that it should be paid from the food of the people of the country, such as wheat, dates, barley, and similar types of grains and fruits that are eaten, as it was reported from him, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, in the previous hadith that he “obligated Zakat Al-Fitr as a Saa’ of dates, or a Saa’ of barley, on every person. Free or slave, male or female among the Muslims.” Agreed upon, and other hadiths in the chapter.
The fatwa concluded: However, the Hanafi jurists permitted giving it in money, as it was prescribed to meet the need of the poor and spare him from asking on the occasion of Eid, and giving money is closer to benefiting the poor and paying for his need, as he buys with it immediately what he needs, and that the types mentioned in the hadiths are not for limitation, but rather for facilitation; Because they used to pledge allegiance to that during the era of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his family and grant them peace.
