‘Sadqa-e-Fitr’ Fixed At Rs 320 per head, Mufti Muneeb

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Islamabad: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Former Chairman Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman has declared the minimum amount for Sadqa-e-Fitr at Rs320 per person. The rate is based on the prices of staple food such as flour, dates, raisins, cheese or barley as per the Islamic Shariah.

Helping the underprivileged and needy members of society, especially on the joyous occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, is the main objective of Sadqa-e-Fitr. It is an obligatory charitable donation that Muslims are required to pay during the holy month of Ramazan. Muslims can give back to their community and receive blessings from Allah Almighty by performing this deedduring the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.

Source: Darul Uloom Naeemia, Karachi

A Muslim must pay Sadqa-e-Fitr before the Eid prayers if he has more food than he needs. If a person is the primary provider for his family, he should additionally pay Sadqa-e-Fitr for his wife, children, dependant relatives, and slaves.

In order for them to participate in the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, Mufti Muneeb also recommended the people to donate the money to the needy before the holiday. Close relatives, neighbours, and the poor are those who need Sadqa-e-Fitr the most.

Former Chairman stated that the true spirit of Fitr and Fidya is a two-time dinner for a destitute person, hence it is preferable to pay for a hotel’s meal instead. But, in this day of soaring inflation, those who are wealthy should endeavour to pay more to provide aid to the underprivileged.

صدقۂ فطراورفدیے کی کم ازکم مقدار320روپے فی کس ہے،اہلِ ثروت اپنی مالی حیثیت کے مطابق فطرہ وفدیہ اداکریں.یہ فطرہ،فدیہ اورکفارات کی کم ازکم مقدارہے،ہم نے تمام اجناس کاحوالہ اسلیے دیا ہے کہ جنکو اللہ تعالیٰ نے وافردولت سے نوازاہے،وہ اپنی حیثیت کے مطابق فطرہ اداکریں
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— Mufti Munib ur Rehman (@MuniburRehman55) March 25, 2023

If anyone has been unable to keep fast for the whole month of Ramazan, he or she should pay the whole month’s Fidya as compensation worth Rs 9,600 in proportionate to flour price, Rs 14,400 for barley, Rs 84,000 for date, Rs 192,000 for first-class raisins, and Rs 144,000 for second-class raisins.

Similarly, the kufara (compensation) for leaving 30 fasts in wheat would be Rs 19,200, for wheat Rs 28,800, for barley Rs 168,000 in dates, Rs 384,000 in first-class raisins, and Rs 2,88,000 in second-class raisins. Kufara in wheat would be Rs 3,200, barley Rs 4,800, dates Rs 28,000, raisins Rs 64,000 for first class and Rs 48,000 for second class raisins.