ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman Friday advised faithful to pay Sadqa-e-Fitr (Fitrana) to the poor much before Eid-ul-Fitr so that the needy could also celebrate the festival.
Talking to APP, the chairman said most the faithful pay the Sadaq-e-Fitr just one or two days before the Eid or on Eid day, which against the philosophy and spirit behind the Fitrana.
“How families can purchase cloths and other items to celebrate Eid with rest of the people if they paid the Sadaq-e-Fitr on Eid day” he added.
He said the most deserving people for Sadqa-e-Fitr are close relatives followed by neighbours and the poor. He said it was obligatory for people to pay Fitrana.
Explaining Fitrana, he said, it was obligatory to pay Sadaq-e-Fitr before 'Eid prayers', so that the poor can also enjoy the Eid.
"Fitrana can be given to close relatives and needy. It is not necessary to tell them that it is an amount of Fitrana," he added.
Head of family should pay the Fitrana on behalf of all those under his care, such as his wife and children.
He said according to Hadith-Bukhari, the Prophet (PBUH) said: "Whoever Gives it before the Eid prayer, it is accepted zakat (Fitrana) , and whoever gives it after the prayer, it is a kind of charity."
To a question, he said the minimum amount of Fitrana has been fixed at Rs 100 per head during current year.
He said that the amount had been calculated on the basis of the market price of 2.25 kg of flour.
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