4. Zakatul-Fitr must be given before the prayer of Eid. It is forbidden to delay it until after the Eid day. If one, for any reason, is prevented from giving it at that particular time, one must pay it after that time passes. If there is a need, Zakatul-Fitr may be given at ...
(literally meaning 1/10th), imposed at the rate of onetenth in nonirrigated lands or one twentieth (i.e., a halfushr or nishful ushr) on the produce from irrigated lands(Bukhari, 1971: 2:24:560).Zakat-ul-mal is called obligatory wealth tax, but un-like tax it applies to assets ...
[Agreed Upon] Zakaat-ul-Fitr consists of a saa' of food, particularly the produce that humans uproot from the earth. Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudree (radyAllaahu 'anhu) reported: "During the time of the Prophet (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam), we used to give out a saa' of food on the ...