Ramadan has come! Did you give in charity?

It is known and understood that wealth belongs to Allah The Almighty and that He Appointed His slaves as His successors to see how will they act. He Will Ask them about it when they stand before Him. How did they collect it? And how did they spend it? Whoever earned it from lawful sources […]

The Concept of Charity in Islam.

Charity, preached by every religion of the world, is a way of bringing justice to society. And justice is the essence of religion, Islam has therefore made charity, that is zakat, obligatory and binding upon all those who embrace the faith; it has been made into an institution in order to give in permanence and […]

Is it permissible to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr from meat?

Question: Is it permissible to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr from meat? Some of the desert dwellers don’t have food to distribute for Zakaatul-Fitr, so is it permissible for them to slaughter some of their animals and distribute it to the poor? *Please appropriately reference this fatwa to: www.fatwa-online.com, thankyou!* Answer: This is not correct, because the Prophet […]

Is it permissible to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr in money?

Question: Is it permissible to discharge Zakaatul-Fitr in money? – with mention of the evidences *Please appropriately reference this fatwa to: www.fatwa-online.com, thankyou!* Answer: Zakaatul-Fitr is not permissible except (to be paid) from FOOD. And it is not allowed to discharge its value in money. This is because the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) made […]

The ruling for denying Zakaatul-Fitr.

Question: What is the ruling for denying Zakaatul-Fitr and how is the denier to be dealt with? Response: It’s denial is not permissible (muharram)! Because it is egressing from that which the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) has legislated, as has just preceded from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Umar (radhi-yallaahu ‘anhumaa) (who said): […]

The payment of Zakaatul-Fitr in money.

Question: Is it permissible to discharge the obligation of Zakaatul-Fitr on the first day of Ramadhaan? And is it permissible to distribute it in money? *Please appropriately reference this fatwa to: www.fatwa-online.com, thankyou!* Response: As for the discharging of it on the first day of Ramadhaan – there is Ikhtilaaf (difference of opinion among the […]

Dispatched Zakaatul-Fitr to my country.

Question: I dispatched the Zakaatul-Fitr, specifically pertaining to myself, to my family so that they can discharge it in my country. Is this action correct? Response: (This is) not a problem, (and) you shall be rewarded inshaa.-Allaah. Discharging it in your area is better, so that you discharge it to the needy in the area […]

The ruling regarding forgetting to discharge the Zakaatul-Fitr.

Question: What is the ruling regarding the one who had not discharged the Zakaatul-Fitr until during the (`Eed) khutbah (sermon) after the `Eed prayer, and that is because he had forgotten? Response: Discharging the Zakaatul-Fitr before the (`Eed) prayer is obligatory, and whoever forgets then there is nothing upon him except to discharge it after that. This […]