Zakat Fitrah is also known as zakat of the body, zakat of Ramadan and zakat fitri.
Zakat Fitrah was obliged in the second year of Hijrah, the same year that fasting in Ramadan was made obligatory.
Zakat Fitrah is prescribed as a means of purification for the person who fasts, redressing wrong deeds and undesirable words uttered during fasting. Zakat is also a relief-aid to the needy.
ZAKAT FITRAH RATES
The Zakat Fitrah rate that is obligatory on every person is one sa’ or 2.3kg of the staple food of the territory in which the person is in. In Singapore, the staple food is rice.
Since 2005, Muis has introduced a two-tier ZakatFitrah rate. This is in accordance with the Syari’ah and allows the payer to choose the rate that is most suitable for them based on their daily consumption.
Normal Rate: Based on the average price of 2.3kg of rice (normal/average grade) that is consumed as a staple.
Higher Rate: Based on the average price of 2.3kg of rice (higher grade) that is consumed as a staple.
The objective of the two-tier system is to provide the ability for everyone to be able to fulfil their Zakat Fitrah obligation and for those who can afford to pay more to do so to further help those in need.
Conditions of Zakat Fitrah
- Muslim
- Owns food, assets or money that is more than enough for his basic needs and the basic needs of his dependents for one full day (the day and night of 1st Syawal)
- Able to live between 2 periods – end of Ramadan and beginning of Syawal. A person who has passed away before the sun sets or a child born after the sun sets on the night of first Syawal is not obligated to pay the zakat fitrah.
Period of performing Zakat Fitrah
- Zakat fitrah can be performed at the beginning of Ramadan, but the period upon which it is obligatory is on the night of Hari Raya and it is encouraged to be paid before solat Aidilfitri. If it is paid later than that, the act becomes a sedekah. Period of zakat fitrah payment is divided into 5 timings.
- Obligatory time:Between sunset on the last day of Ramadhan and the sunrise the next day
- Afdhal time: Before Hari Raya prayer
- Sunnah time: Throughout the month of Ramadhan
- Makruh time: After Hari Raya prayer but before sunset on the first of Syawal
- Haram time: After sunset on the first of Syawal.
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