Before the end of the month of Ramadan, every adult self-supporting Muslim who has food in excess of his needs must pay what is known as Zakat-ul-Fitr. He must pay for himself and can pay on behalf of his dependants (he must do this if they are unable to pay).

Zakat-ul-Fitr must be paid before the Eid prayer. It is to be paid in the form of what is considered as staple foods of the community.

As Islamic Relief acts as an agent, we can be given the money to pay for the food beforehand which we will than spend where needed at the correct time to buy the food stuffs and distribute among those two categories.

The quantity the Prophet (SAWS) described as one saa’ of food. One saa’ is equivalent to four madd. A madd is the amount that can be scooped up when one puts their hands together. If we translate this into a monetary value based on the price of a staple food such as flour or rice, it is approximately £3.50.

Therefore the amount due for each person is £3.50.



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