Fatima Jinnah Women University

Assignment No.2

Juristic Issues related to Sadqah e Fitr (Eid ul Fitr Charity) in the Light of
Shari’ah

Submitted to:

Ms. Fariha Fatimah

Submitted by:

___________________

Department of Environmental Sciences

Semester: B-II

Course Title: Islamic Studies

Course Code: UC-006

Date: 3-4-2020
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 Introduction

2 Definition of Sadqah e Fitr

3 People who are Obliged to Pay Sadqah e Fitr

4 Commodities which are Subject to Sadqah e Fitr and their

Amount
5 Heads of Expenditures of Sadqah e Fitr

6 Time when Sadqah e Fitr is Due

7 Conclusion

8 References
Introduction
Islam has been ordered concerning various charities. And one of
them is the Sadqah e Fitr which is permissible to give on the
eve of eid ul fitr. In this short article we will highlight the
different aspects of teaching, orders and problems associated
with Sadqah e fitr.

Definition Of Sadqah e Fitr

Fitr is breaking the fast, Sadqah fitr is a type of sadaqah which
must be paid by every Muslim, young and old, male and female,
free and slave, at the end of the month of fasting (Ramadan).
People who are Obliged to Pay Sadqah e Fitr
 People who are Muslims
According to the four schools of thought, Islam is a pre-requisite. 
(Sharh fath al-qadeer 2/286 Dar al-kutub al-ilmiyyah)

 Free (not being enslaved)

All the scholars agree that a slave will not be obliged to dispense of
Sadaqah al-fitr

 Possessing the quantum (nisaab) for Sadaqah al-fitr:

This condition is deduced from the hadith,“Sadaqah isn’t compulsory

except for he who is well-off.” (Musnad 10/7 Dar al-Hadith)
  People who are mature
Mature children who are in possession of the quantum (nisaab) will also be
responsible to pay sadaqah al-fitr for themselves

 The nisab being surplus to one’s legitimate needs and

requirements
These needs include items of food and drink,dress,house,tools and implements of
an artisan,the riding horse or other conveyance house-hold effects.All these and
other things are included in legitimate needs ,if a person has other things over and
above this ,in personal use,he will pay zakat if he fulfills other conditions as well.

Commodities which are Subject to Sadqah e Fitr and their

Amount
Saa approx. 2.5kg.It will be given according to primary customary foodstuff
of a particular area other edibles are also
given:Wheat,Rice,Corn,Barley,Dates,Milk,Meat,Fish,fruit,whatever be
original customary food.

Heads of Expenditures of Sadqah e Fitr

Zakat ul fitr has the following eight head of expenditure

 The needy
Zakat can be spent to help the invalids,orphans,widows,the aged, and the
jobless people and those who have been affected with unforeseen calamities.
Because they are unable to earn enough to maintain themselves
 The indigent
They are destitute and helpless people but they would never beg to anyone
as they are so self respecting.
 The collectors of zakat
They are the official agents who are appointed to collect zakat and ushr and
then distribute among the needy people
 Winning over of heart to Islam
People whose hearts are to be reconciled to Islam. They maybe newly
converted to Islam,such people must be given money out of zakat funds.
 Ransoming of slaves
Zakat can also be given to slave or war captive .If there is no slave at a
certain time ,expenditure on this head will remain suspended
 Helping the debtors
Those people who are heavily under debt and thus cannot save enough to
pay their debt or if they pay their all debt they may be left with nothing
 The way of Allah
This applies to jihad and those efforts which are aimed at propagating and
establishing Islam.The expenses incurred in this connection on movement
can be met from Zakat fund.
 Hospitality of the way-farers
The way-farer if he is in nee of help while on journey can be helped by zakat
money despite of the fact that he is rich at his home

Time when Sadqah e Fitr is Due

The jurists agree that zakat ul-fitr is due at the end of Ramadan. They differ,
however, about the exact time. Ath-Thauri, Ahmad, Ishaq, and ash-Shaf'i (in his
later opinion), and Malik (in one of his reports) are of the opinion that it is due
at the sunset of the night of breaking the fast, for this is when the fast of
Ramadan ends. Abu Hanifah, al-Layth, ash-Shaf'i (in his original opinion), and
the second report of Malik say that zakat ulfitr is due at the start of fajr on the
day of Eid

Conclusion
Zakat Al-Fitr is an obligation upon every Muslims that has to be completed in
the assigned time. This is a generous practice of Islam where it connects the
rich with the poor, and the poor with the poorer, thus eliminating poverty and
reducing the disparity gap between the rich and the poor. This form of charity
 ensures no poor person goes hungry during Ramadan and more importantly
increases our iman towards Allah (SWT).

References
islahi, m. y. (n.d.). EVERYDAY FIQH (Vol. 2). (A. a. Kamal, Trans.) Islamic publications(pvt.)Ltd.

Sabiq, A. S. (2018). Fiqh-Us-sunnah-five-volumes. kindle edition.