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Part VII
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Ramadan, the Muslim holy month
of fasting enters its final phase. The holy month which began a month ago with
sighting of the new moon will culminate when the new moon will appear once
again over the horizon in a day or two. The new moon this time will
bring Eid Al Fitr, the festival celebrated to mark the end of one
month's fasting. It is the day of celebration.
In order that every Muslim on this day
enjoys the occasion, Allah has made it obligatory a charity called
Zakat ul Fitr. In last of the video series that began with virtues
of Ramadan, Maulana Izhar Bashar Madani explains the concept of
Zakat ul Fitr, the Eid charity or Sadqat ul Fitr.
The Excerpts:
Zakat ul-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). As Al-Bukhari
and Muslim relate from Ibn 'Umar that he said: "The Prophet, upon
whom be peace, enjoined the payment of one sa' of dates or one sa'
of barley as zakat ul-fitr on every Muslim, young and old, male and
female, free and slave."
Zakat ul-fitr was made obligatory in
the month of Sha'ban in the second year of the hijrah. Its purpose
is to purify one who fasts from any indecent act or speech and to
help the poor and needy. This view is based upon the hadith reported
by Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, and ad-Daraqutni from Ibn 'Abbas. The
Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, enjoined zakat ul-fitr on
the one who fasts to shield one's self from any indecent act or
speech and for the purpose of providing food for the needy. It is
accepted as zakah for the person who pays it before the Eid salah,
and it is sadaqah for the one who pays it after the salah.
The required amount of zakat ul-fitr
is one sa' of wheat, barley, raisins, dry cottage cheese (aqit),
rice, corn, or similar items considered as basic foods (qut). Abu
Sa'id al-Khudri reported: "We used to give on behalf of every child,
old person, freeman, and slave during the lifetime of the Messenger
of Allah, upon whom be peace, one sa' of food, or one sa' of dried
cottage cheese, or one sa' of barley, or one sa' of dates, or one sa'
of raisins as zakat ul-fitr. We continued to do so until Mu'awiyyah
came to us to perform pilgrimage (hajj) or a minor pilgrimage ( 'umrah).
He then addressed the people from the pulpit and said to them: 'I
see that two mudds of wheat of Syria equals one sa' of dates.' The
people accepted that." However, Abu Sa'id contended: "I would
continue to give as I used to give, namely, one sa' as long as I
live." This is related by most hadith narrators. At-Tirmidhi
remarks: "Some of the scholars gave one sa' from every charitable
item [which is accepted as a sound practice]." Ash-Shaf'i and Ishaq
sustain this view but some other scholars gave one sa' from every
charitable item except wheat, of which only half a sa' would be
sufficient.
Most scholars believe that it is
permissible to pay zakat ul-fitr a day or two before Eid. Ibn 'Umar
reports that the Messenger, upon whom be peace, ordered them to pay
zakat ul-fitr before the people went out to perform the Eid prayers.
Nafi' reports that 'Umar used to pay it a day or two before the end
of Ramadan.
(With inputs from
Fiqhus Sunnah)
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