Zakat-ul-Fitr (Fitrana)

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Pay Zakat-ul-Fitr (Fitrana) today @ £5 per person in your household

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Zakat-ul-Fitr, also known as Fitrana, is an obligatory charitable donation all Muslims are required to make during Ramadan. It stems from the third pillar of Islam, Zakat, which refers to giving to charity in order to please Allah (swt) and become both a better Muslim and a better community member by giving to those less fortunate.

Zakat-ul-Fitr is a form of charity given to the poor at the end of Ramadan and is due on every member of a household, including any children or elderly persons and is obligatory to pay before the day of Eid.

It is not uncommon to get Zakat and Zakat ul-Fitr mixed up, as they have similar meanings as well as names.

Zakat ul-Fitr is based on the current price of a staple food, equivalent to a specific weight known as a Sa'.

The amount of Zakat al-Fitr is the value of one meal, which must be received by the person in need before the Eid prayer. As such, we recommend an amount of £5 per person and that you make a donation as early as possible in Ramadan.

"The Prophet (PBUH) enjoined the payment of one Sa' of dates or one Sa' of barley as Zakat ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people went out to offer the Eid prayer." (Bukhari)

“The Messenger of Allah (saw) prescribed the Zakat-ul-Fitr as a purification of the fasting person from empty and obscene talk and as food for the poor. If anyone pays it before the prayer (of Eid), it will be accepted as Zakat. If anyone pays it after the prayer, that will be a Sadaqah like other Sadaqahs”. [Abu Dawud]

ALL DONATIONS TO BE RECEIVED TWO DAYS BEFORE EID.

So, even the poor and needy can join in and enjoy the Eid celebrations.

Fitrana (Zakat ul-Fitr) - Where it is most needed (Yemen, Palestinian and Syrian Refugees, Uganda's needy)

@ £5 per person in your household