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Fitrah: Obligation, Consequences, and Amount

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Q: Please clarify the following:

1. Is fitrah obligatory on every individual or is it the duty of the head of the household to pay it on Eid-ul-Adha?

2. If the fitrah wasn’t paid on time then what is due on the person?

3. How much is fitrah?

Bismillaah

A:

1. On every individual.

2. He must pay it afterwards.

3. The fitrah amount is approximately 1.6 kg of wheat or its equivalent in cash which is approximately 20 Rands presently.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)


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This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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