Zakaat al-Fitr is given by food, not by money

Types of things that may be given 


It is reported in al-Saheehayn from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) made zakaat al-fitr, one saa’ of dates or one saa’ of barley, obligatory on the Muslims, slave and free, male and female,. (At that time, barley was one of the foods they ate). (Al-Bukhaari, 1408)

Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “At the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), we used to give a saa’ of food on the day of Fitr.” Abu Sa’eed said: “And our food was barley, raisins, aqit (dried yoghurt) and dates.”

(Reported by al-Bukhaari, 1408).

It should be given in the form of the staple food that is used locally, whether it is wheat, rice, dates or lentils…

How to recite Quran in Ramadan (for the brothers/sisters who work in a busy schedule)

An easy method that may help us to recite the whole Quran within a month i.e in Ramadan especially


A normal mushaf of Quranul kareem consists of 600 pages. If we divide this number over 30 days the result equals to 20 page each day, and if this 20 pages are divided over 5 times the result equals to 4 pages. These 4 pages can be recited after every fard salaat. Therefore till the end of Ramadan you can finish reciting the whole Quran. If you want to complete reciting Quran 2 times within the 30 days in Ramadan than you can read 4 page before and after each salaat.


You can also buy a CD of Quran and listen to the translation and explanation before sleeping ,up to the pages you have recited in a day, this way you can complete and understand Quran with meaning and pronunciation Insha'Allah.


JazakAllah khairan for reading this message and please share this message with your friends and encourage them in reciting Quran in Ramadan at least once with the understandings.