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The Emirates Council for Sharia Fatwa confirms

the permissibility of paying Zakat al-Fitr in cash

by admin_l6ma5gus

April 8, 2024

The Emirates Council for Sharia Fatwa has confirmed the permissibility of paying Zakat al-Fitr in
cash and estimated its monetary value for the current year 1445 AH at 25 UAE dirhams per
person, explaining that it is obligatory for young and old, male and female Muslims, and that it is
obligatory for those who are obligated to spend, so he pays it on behalf of himself, his wife, his
children, and anyone else. He depends.
The Emirates Council for Sharia Fatwa explained, in a statement issued on the occasion of the
approaching Eid al-Fitr, that Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory, which is indicated by the hadith of Ibn
Omar – may God be pleased with him – who said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him
and grant him peace, imposed Zakat al-Fitr as a saa’ of barley, or A saa of dates for young and
old.

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