Tuesday 18/March/2025 – 06:01 PM
Sheikh Awaida Othman, Secretary of the Fatwa at the Egyptian Ifta House, affirmed that zakat al -Fitr is obligatory for every Muslim, whether Ramadan fasted or did not fast, and whether he is old or young, even the newborn who is newly born from Zakat al -Fitr.
Fatwa Secretary: 35 pounds, the minimum zakat al -Fitr
He explained during an interview with the journalist Muhannad Sadat, at the episode of “Fatwas of People”, broadcast on Al -Nas channel, today, Tuesday, that the Ifta House announces the value of zakat al -Fitr at the beginning of the month of Ramadan, so that Muslims can pay it at the appropriate time, indicating that the minimum zakat al -Fitr this year is 35 pounds for each individual, but whoever is able to increase has the reward and reward, as those who want to leave 100 pounds or even 1000 pounds can be 100 pounds One.
He pointed out that there is a controversy that is renewed every year about the payment of zakat as food or cash, stressing that the basic principle is to achieve the benefit for the poor, and this is why a number of imams, such as Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Al -Amash and Omar bin Abdul Aziz, authorized them in cash instead of grains.
He also explained that zakat al -Fitr can be paid from the first day of Ramadan, but it is better to be before the Eid prayer, and it can be paid until the last day of the Eid for those who forgot or could not pay it on time.
He stressed the need to take care of the performance of this obligatory prayer, and not to be preoccupied with the controversy on how to take it out. The most important thing is to deliver it to those who are entitled to a means that achieves the real benefit.
