Pakistan’s Shariah Board Sets Sadaqah-e-Fitr and Fidya Rates for Ramazan 2024

Minimum Sadaqah-e-Fitr and Fidya announced by Chairman Dr. Mufti Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Jalali.

Islamabad: The minimum Sadaqah-e-Fitr was set at Rs300 per person, roughly equivalent to two kilogrammes of wheat flour. Similarly, Fidya for skipping a fast due to health reasons has been set at Rs300 per person.

While emphasising the importance of philanthropists and affluent individuals contributing Sadaqah-e-Fitr and Fidya in accordance with their financial capacity, he said that the values set for different food items were Rs600 for oats, Rs2,400 for dates, and Rs4,400 for raisins.

Dr Jalali outlined the Fidya rates for fasting the entire month of Ramazan, set at Rs9,000 for wheat flour, Rs18,000 for oats, Rs72,000 for dates, and Rs132,000 for raisins

However, he clarified that Fidya for fasting was intended for individuals who were chronically ill or unable to fast with no prospect of recovery.

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Travelers and those temporarily unable to fast were obligated to make up for missed fasts, as Fidya could not be a substitute for abstaining from fasting, he concluded.

Registration for itikaf in Makkah’s Grand Mosque to open on Mar 17

The General Authority for Care of the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia has announced that the registration for itikaf at the Grand Mosque in Makkah will open next week, Gulf News reported.

Starting from the seventh Ramazan falling on Sunday, March 17, the Saudi authorities will start receiving registration for itikaf and will continue until the places designated for Itikaf are filled at the Grand Mosque.

Muslims can register for itikaf via the website of the state agency, however, they must meet certain requirements.

The applicants will have to abide by the pledges and regulations at the Grand Mosque, start Itikaf at the stipulated time on 20th Ramazan and be at least 18 years old.

In Islam, itikaf or seclusion is performed in the final 10 days of Ramazan, which began in Pakistan this year on March 12.

The Umrah season usually peaks in Ramazan as thousands of Muslims arrive in Makkah from Saudi Arabia and across the world which houses the Holy Kaaba.