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<p>The Well Foundation are implimenting a Fitrana programme in poor villages of Pakistan, We will be collecting Fitrana from Local Mosques in Scotland and buying food which will be distributed in poor villages in Pakistan.</p><p>Fitrana is compulsary for every Muslim, its only £3 per person, you can donate your Fitrana online here.</p><p>We will keep you updated on how your money has been spent and how it has helped the poor villages, Well Foundation have there own teams in Pakistan.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: green;">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<br /> 1. Hadrat Ibn Abbas (Radi Allahu ta’ala anhu | May Allah be Pleased with Him) states:</span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: green;"><em>“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)</em><br /> </span></span></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: green;">2. Hadrat Ibn Umar (Radi Allahu ta’ala anhu | May Allah be Pleased with Him) narrates:</span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: green;"><em>“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. “</em><br /> </span></span></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: green;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">THE RULING ON SADQAAT AL-FITR</span></strong><br /> 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.<br /> 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.<br /> 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<br /> <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">THE AMOUNT OF SADQAAT AL-FITR</span></strong></span></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: green;"><br /> The amount of Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana) is half of a Saa’ of wheat or one Saa’ of dates, barley or fig.<br /> 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</span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: green;"><em>Hadrat Abdullah ibn Umar (Radi Allahu ta’ala anhu | May Allah be Pleased with Him) narrates that at the completion of the fasting of Ramadan, the Most Beloved Messenger ( Peace Be Upon Him | صلي الله عليه و سلم ) made Waajib (compulsory) one Saa’ of dates or barley in terms of Sadqaat al-Fitr (Fitrana). Irrespective of whether one is a free Muslim or a slave: male or female ; young or old</em><br /> </span></span></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: green;">Hadrat Ibn Umar (Radi Allahu ta’ala anhu | May Allah be Pleased with Him) states, ” Then the people deemed half a Saa’ of wheat as its equivalent and then they deemed two Mud of wheat as equivalent to half a Saa’. ”<br /> <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">THOSE ENTITLED TO SADQAAT AL-FITR</span></strong></span></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: green;"><br /> Those entitled to Zakaah are those also entitled to Sadqat al-Fitr, those which have been mentioned in Surah Tauba, verse 60</span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: green;"><em>“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)</em></span></span></blockquote>