Achi news desk-
ABU DHABI (International Desk) The United Arab Emirates Fatwa Council has announced the amount of Zakat, along with the amount of expiation for breaking fast in different circumstances of the month of Ramadan this year.. The price of Zakat al-Fitr is 25 dirhams in money prepared per person Or the price of 2.5 kg of rice per person is fixed.
Fitrana is paid on the last day of Ramadan and is obligatory on all Muslims – men, women, young and old – who can give Zakat financially or in the form of food.
The council has also determined the amount of time that can expire for those who break the fast under various circumstances. These are:
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Those who cannot fast will have to pay 15 dirhams for each day of breaking the fast. For those who wish to feed instead of paying, a price of 3.25 kg of wheat per head has been set.
Willful violators will have to pay 15 dirhams per person, for a total of sixty poor people. It costs a total of Dh900. For those who wish to feed instead of paying, a price of 3.25 kg of wheat per head has been set.
If a person dies while fasting without paying the Fitrana, then it needs to be paid on behalf of his next of kin. It can be paid from the estate of the deceased at 3.35 kilos per day or 15 dirhams per person.
Those who delay making amends without any excuse will have to pay 15 dirhams for each fast. For those who wish to feed instead of paying, a price of 3.25 kg of wheat per head has been set.
If a person swears an oath while fasting and realizes that it is not correct, he must pay 15 dirhams to ten poor people, a total of 150 dirhams. A price of 3.25 kg of wheat has been set to feed each person.
| Situation | Payment/Compensation | Sum |
| Those who are unable to fast | Payment: Dh15 per day lost per person | Dh15 per day |
| Deliberately cutting fast | Payment: Dh15 per day lost per person | Dh900 total |
| Death while fasting | Payment: Dh15 per day lost per person | Dh15 per day |
| Delaying missed fasts | Payment: Dh15 per day lost per person | Dh15 per day |
| A false oath during a fast | Payment: Dh15 for 10 poor people per person | Dh150 total |
