The word · Worship

زَكاةُ الفِطْر

Zakat al-Fitr

A small measure of staple food given for every household member before the Eid al-Fitr prayer.

Also written · Zakat ul fitr · Zakatul fitr · Sadaqat al-fitr · Fitrana · Fitrah · Fitra · Fitre · Eid charity · Zakat fitrah

The meaning

What Zakat al-Fitr means in Islam

The Prophet made it obligatory on every Muslim, young and old, free and owned, as a purification for the fasting person and food for the poor. The measure is one sa', roughly two and a half to three kilograms of the local staple. Hanafis permit paying its value in money, which most charities now do; the other schools generally require the food itself. Given after the Eid prayer it counts as ordinary charity, so it is paid early.

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