Fitrana Fixed At Rs100 Per Head

The minimum amount of Sadqa e-Fitr has been fixed at Rs100 per head this year, Chairman Central Ruet-e- Hilal Committee Mufti Muneebur Rehman has said

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Jun, 2018 ) :The minimum amount of Sadqa e-Fitr has been fixed at Rs100 per head this year, Chairman Central Ruet-e- Hilal Committee Mufti Muneebur Rehman has said.

Talking to APP, he said according to the market price of 2.25 kilograms of flour, the amount for Fitrana is calculated as Rs100 per head.

The faithful who want to pay Fitrana equal to the price of barley, dates and raisins should pay Rs240, Rs1,600 and Rs1,920 per head respectively. This was the minimum amount of Fitrana and the wealthier should pay more to extend maximum assistance to the poor in such an era of skyrocketing prices.

Kufara (compensation) for leaving, missing fast in wheat would be Rs 6,000, barley Rs 14,400, dates Rs 96,000, raisin Rs1,15,200 respectively.

A Muslim, who possesses food in excess of his needs, must pay Sadqa-e-Fitr before the Eid prayers. If the person is a breadwinner, he should also pay Sadqa-e-Fitr for his dependants, such as wife, children, dependent relatives or servants.

Mufti Muneeb also advised the people to pay the amount to the poor before Eid-ul-Fitr so that they could also celebrate the festival. The most deserving people for Sadqa-e-Fitr are close relatives followed by neighbours and the poor.

Mufti Munibur Rehman said real spirit of Fitr and Fidya was two-time meal of a destitute person, so it was better these were paid the meal cost of a hotel.