Overview
- In the UAE, Zakat al-Fitr is set at Dh25 per person, equivalent to 2.5kg of rice, with Fidyah fixed at Dh20 per beneficiary per day based on 3.25kg of barley.
- The UAE also set Kaffarah for invalidated fasting at Dh1,200 per day distributed to 60 beneficiaries, Kaffarah for broken oaths at Dh200 to 10 beneficiaries, and a minimum iftar meal value of Dh20.
- Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology fixed the minimum Sadaqatul-Fitr and Fidyah at Rs300 per person, with higher tiers of Rs1,100 (barley), Rs1,600 (dates), Rs3,800 (raisins), and Rs5,400 (munqa).
- Pakistan published Fidyah totals for 30 missed fasts at Rs9,000 (wheat), Rs33,000 (barley), Rs48,000 (dates), Rs114,000 (raisins), and Rs162,000 (munqa), with an alternative government-flour rate of Rs6,000 and Rs200 per person for Fitrana or daily Fidyah.
- The UAE council said rates followed a field study with the Ministry of Economy and Tourism, allowed payment in cash, recommended giving Zakat al-Fitr after Fajr on Eid day, and urged use of the Zakat Fund, Emirates Red Crescent, and certified charities.