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JENIS ZAKAT FITRAH DAN KADARNYA
What type of food is given as zakat fitrah and what is the amount?
Short answer
Zakat fitrah is one gantang (sa') of the staple food of the people of the state where the mukallaf resides.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Zakat fitrah is one gantang (sa') of the staple food of the people of the state where the mukallaf resides. The ruling is based on the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri about giving a sa' of food on the day of Eid. The fatwa states that the measure used in the Prophet's time equals 4 cupak or 3 litres, giving figures of about 2400 grams and 2750 grams for a gantang. If wheat is the staple food of the population, each individual must give 3 litres.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kadar dan jenis zakat fitrah ialah segantang makanan asasi penduduk negeri tempt seseorang mukallaf itu bermukim.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “JENIS ZAKAT FITRAH DAN KADARNYA”, 15 July 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/1941-jenis-zakat-fitrah-dan-kadarnya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/type-and-amount-of-zakat-fitrah/