Clarifying the Rulings of Sadaqat’ul Fitr: Time of Giving

Posted on 5 September 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By the Noble Shaykh Saleh ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan
Translated by AbuAbdulMalik 

The Time of Giving Sadaqat’ul Fitr

The time for giving Sadaqat’ul Fitr begins from the setting of the sun on the night of Eid (i.e., when the new moon is sighted on the night before), and it continues until the Eid Salaah (on the next day), and it is permissible to distribute it one or two days before Eid. The evidence for this is the hadeeth collected in Sahah al-Bukharee on the authority of Ibn Umar (radhi-yAllâhu ‘anhu) that the Companions used to give Sadaqat’ul Fitr one or two days before the Feast (meaning the Eid Prayer). The delaying of giving Sadaqat’ul Fitr until before the Salaah on the morning of Eid is better, and if one does not fulfill this obligation before the Eid Salaah without a valid excuse, then he has sinned. It then becomes an obligation upon him to fulfill giving Sadaqat’ul Fitr throughout the rest of the day. And if he does not fulfill the obligation of Sadaqat’ul Fitr on the day of Eid, then he must make up for it after the day of Eid. This is based on the hadeeth collected by Abu Dawood and Ibn Majah on the authority of ibn Abbaas that the Messenger of Allah (sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“If anyone pays it (Sadaqat’ul Fitr) before the feast prayer, it will be accepted as zakaah, and if anyone pays it after the prayer, it will be considered a charity like other charities.”

Therefore this clearly means that Sadaqat’ul Fitr must be given in its correct time in order to receive its reward.

The times for giving Sadaqat’ul Fitr can be separated into four: 

1. Permissible: this means one or two days before Eid;
2. The best time: this is between the setting of the sun on the night of Eid until before the Salaah;
3. A time that will suffice, but with a sin: this is the time after the Salaah until the end of the day;
4. The expiation time: this time is after the day of Eid.

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Measurements of food for Zakaah al-Fitr From the site of Shaykh Ferkoos

asalamualikum.. check below fatawa to learn the fact that zakatul fitr is given as food  and it is an obligation..

Measurements of food for Zakaah al-Fitr From the site of Shaykh Ferkoos Sep 3, '10 3:56 PM for everyone In response to the multiple requests made to know the obligatory measures to be given asZakât Al-Fitr (a charity given to the poor at the end of Ramadan), the administration of the website put at the disposal of its honorable visitors the following table: The measures of Zakat Al-Fitr Semolina 2000grams Raisin 1640 grams Flour 1400grams Couscous 1800 grams Lentil 2100grams Couscous with big grains 2000 grams Bean 2060grams Date 1800 grams Crushed pea 2240grams Chickpea 2000 grams Wheat 2040grams Rice 2300 grams http://www.ferkous.net/eng/Zakat_fitr.php

There are currently 7 fataawa in this category

	The ruling for denying Zakaatul-Fitr
	The ruling regarding forgetting to discharge the Zakaatul-Fitr
	Dispatched Zakaatul-Fitr to my country
	Is it permissible to discharge the obligation of Zakaatul-Fitr on the first day of Ramadhaan? And is it permissible to distribute it in money?
	Is it permissible to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr in money? - with mention of the evidences
	What is the ruling in the case of someone compelled to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr by money? And does it fulfill for him his obligation?
	Is it permissible to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr from meat? Some of the desert dwellers don't have food to distribute for Zakaatul-Fitr, so is it permissible for them to slaughter some of their animals and distribute it to the poor?

Ahadeeth on Zakatul Fitr: When to Give it, What to give, & how much?

Ahadeeth on Zakatul Fitr: When to Give it, What to give, & how much?

Nasrin Akther Abdullah bin Umar radi Allahu anhu (narrated) that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe wa sallam made zakatul fitr from Ramadan obligatory upon every individual from the Muslims: Freed (person) or slave or man or woman, young or old, a saa (4 handfuls cupped by both hands) from dried dates or a saa from barley. [It was reported by Imam Muslim)

Nasrin Akther What is the time of giving out of the Zakatul Fitr? The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe wa sallam said: Whoever gives it out before the (Eid) Prayer, then it is accepted zakatul (fitr), and whoever gives it out after the (Eid) prayer then it is charity from the charities. [Shaykh Albanee graded it Hasan]

Nasrin Akther Zakatul Ftir - Food or Money

The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe wa sallam said, "Zakatul Fitr is purification for the pasting person from mistakes and indecencies (immortalities) and (it is) food for the poor people." [Shaykh Albanee authenticated it.]

Nasrin Akther Food or Money?

Abu Sayed Alkhudree radi Allahu anhu said, "We used to give out zakatul ftir as a saa (4 handfuls cupped by both hands) from food, or a saa from barley or a saw from dried dates or a saa from yogurt or a saa from raisin." [Imam Muslim reported it.]

Nasrin Akther Zakatul Fitr

The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe wa sallam obligated Sadaqatul Fitr as a saa (4 handfuls cupped by both hands) from barley, or a saa from dried dates upon the young and the old, and the freed (person), and the slave. [Imam AlBukhari reported it]

Nasrin Akther Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu narrated that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe wa sallam ordered regarding the zakatul fitr that it should be given out before the people go out to the (Eid) prayer. [Agreed upon: AlBukhari & Muslim]

Nasrin Akther Two of the hadith together in here that were translated in the previous pictures. Look into the previous slides.

Nasrin Akther Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu said, "The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe wa sallam obligatedzakatul fitr as a saa (4 handfuls cupped by both hands) from dried dates, or a saa from barley upon the slave, freed (person), man, woman, young, and old from the Muslims and ordered regarding it that it should be given out before the people go out to the (Eid) prayer." [Agreed upon: AlBukhari and Muslim)

Nasrin Akther Two of the hadith together in here that were translated in the previous pictures. Look into the previous slides.

Translated by: Nasrin As.Salafiyah