پنجشنبه: 1403/01/9

Disposal of Fitrah

 

2022. As per obligatory precaution, Fitrah should be paid to Shi’ah poor only, even if they live in some other town other than his home town. Since carrying the Zakat to another city is against precautionary measures, if there is not Shi’ah poor in his hometown, he should take from his own property to another town there give it to deserving poor with the intention of Zakat.

2023. If a Shi’ah child is poor, one can spend Fitrah on him by the permission of his legal guardian, or make it his property by entrusting it to its guardian.

2024. It is not necessary that the poor to whom Fitrah is given should be ‘Adil (a just person). But, as an obligatory precaution, Fitrah must not be given to a drunkard, or to one who commits sins openly.

2025. Fitrah should not be given to a person who spends it on sinful acts.

2026. As per obligatory precaution, a poor person should not be given Fitrah which is less than a Sa’a (about 3 kilos). However, there is no harm if more than that is given to him.

2027. When the price of a superior quality of a commodity is double that of the ordinary, like, when the price of a particular kind of wheat is double that of the price of its ordinary kind, it is not sufficient to give half a Sa’a of the wheat of superior quality as Fitrah. Also, it is not sufficient if half a Sa’a is given as the value of the ordinary kind with the Niyyat of Fitrah.

2028. One cannot give as Fitrah, half a Sa’a of one commodity (for example wheat) and half a Sa’a of another commodity (for example barley), and if he gives these with the Niyyat of paying the price of Fitrah even then it is not sufficient.

 

2029. It is Mustahab that while giving Zakat of Fitrah, one should give preference to one’s poor relatives, then neighbors, and then to give preference to the learned persons over others, however, if a poor has an excelling virtue, then it is Mustahab to give him preference.

2030. If a man gives Fitrah to a person thinking that he is poor, and understands later that he was not poor, and if the property which he gave to him has not ceased to exist, he should take it back from him, and give it to a person who deserves. But if he cannot take it back from him, he should replace it from his own property. And if what he gave as Fitrah is used up, and the person who took Fitrah knew that he had received Fitrah, he should give its substitute, but if he did not know it, it is not obligatory on him to give substitute, and the man who gave Fitrah should give it once again.

2031. If a person claims to be poor, Fitrah cannot be given to him unless one is satisfied with his claim; or, if one knows that the claimant has been poor previously.

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Friday / 29 March / 2024