The Ucare Foundation are implimenting a Fitrana programme in poor villages of Pakistan,

We will be collecting Fitrana from our charity shop and ucare office on 320 Victoria Road Glasgow and also collecting from Local Mosques in Scotland and will be distributed in poor and needy peoples.

Fitrana is compulsary for every Muslim, its only £3 per person, you can donate your Fitrana online here.

We will keep you updated on how your money has been spent and how it has helped the poor villages. 

What is ‘Zakat ul Fitr’ or ‘Fitrana’?

Zakat ul Fitr is a one off payment that is made once in every Muslim Hijri calendar year at any time between the first day of the month of Ramadhan and the first day of Shawwal. It is advisable to pay Fitrah or Fitrana well before Eid Day so that the person receiving it can buy food or clothes or other items of necessity and join other Muslims in the celebration of Eid ul Fitr. All Muslims are obliged to pay this, regardless of their age, status or wealth. The amount of Zakat payable is approximately 3kg of staple food in the relevant country or an amount of money that is equivalent to the price of the food.

What is the price for Fitrana this year in UK?

The monetary equivalent of this amount to be given in Fitrana is £4.00 /person this year.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) described its virtue as “Allah the majestic and Exalted said: every deed of man will receive 10 to 700 times reward, except fasting, it is for Me and I shall reward it (as I like). Three are two occasions of joy for one who fasts: one when he breaks the fast and the other when he will meet his Lord.”(Muslim).

The wisdom in Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) is that it cleanses one’s fasting from shameless talk and the foul acts of indecency as it rids the poor of the need to beg on the day of Eid

1. Hadrat Ibn Abbas (Radi Allahu ta’ala anhu | May Allah be Pleased with Him) states:

“To purify one’s fasting from shameless talk and indecency and to provide the poor with food, the Beloved Prophet ( Peace Be Upon Him | صلي الله عليه و سلم ) stated the importance of Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana). Thus whoever pays Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) before Eid prayer it is Zakaah worthy of acceptance. And whoever pays Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) after Eid prayer his Sadqaat is like ordinary Sadqaat.” (Ibn Maajah)

2. Hadrat Ibn Umar (Radi Allahu ta’ala anhu | May Allah be Pleased with Him) narrates:

“The Most Beloved Prophet ( Peace Be Upon Him | صلي الله عليه و سلم ) stated Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) to be Waajib (compulsory). He ( Peace Be Upon Him | صلي الله عليه و سلم ) said, “The Fast of Ramadan remains suspended between the earth and the sky and it is only Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) that takes it up. “

THE RULING ON SADQAAT AL-FITR
Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) is Waajib (compulsory) on every free Muslim who, after the requirements of his fundamental needs, is the owner of Nisaab, irrespective of whether a year has passed or not (on his ownership of the Nisaab). Such a person must give Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) on his own behalf, on behalf of his minor children and the slaves in his service.
The time for when Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) becomes Waajib (compulsory) is the time of the dawn (Fajr Saadiq) on the day of Eid al-Fitr. Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) is not Waajib (compulsory) on the person who dies before this time. Similarly the person who is born or accepts Islam after this time, Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) is not Waajib (compulsory) upon him.
It is Mustahab (desirable) that people should pay Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) before setting off for Eid prayer on the day of Eid al-Fitr. It is permissible to pay Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) before the day of Eid al-Fitr. If people do not pay it on Eid day they will still have to pay it after wards, the responsibility does not drop
THE AMOUNT OF SADQAAT AL-FITR 
The amount of Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) is half of a Saa’ of wheat or one Saa’ of dates, barley or fig.
It is permissible to give the monetary equivalent of these commodities. However it is better to pay it in cash for this is more beneficial for the poor

 

THOSE ENTITLED TO SADQAAT AL-FITR 
Those entitled to Zakaah are those also entitled to Sadqat al-Fitr, those which have been mentioned in Surah Tauba, verse 60

“Zakaah is only for those who are poor and needy and those who are employed to administer it, and for those attracted to Islam, and for the freeing of slaves, and for debtors and for the cause of Allah and for the traveler. That is the duty enjoined by Allah, He is knowing, Wise.” (Al-Qur’an 9:60)

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