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4/16/24, 1:52 PM UAE Council for Fatwa confirms permissibility of giving Zakat Al Fitr in cash
In a statement ahead of Eid Al Fitr, the Council explained that Zakat Al Fitr is obligatory,
according to the hadith by Ibn Omar, “Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) has made Sadaqat Al
Fitr obligatory, (and it was), either one Sa’ of barley or one Sa’ of dates”.
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The UAE Council of Fatwa stated that Zakat Al Fitr amounts to 2.5 kilogrammes of rice per
person, and may be made in kind (as rice) or in cash.
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