INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: The minimum amount of miserableqa nsprint;e- Fitr has been fixed at Rs 100 per head this year, said Central Ruet-e- Hilal
Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman.Talking to APP, he said according to the market price of 2.25 kilograms of flour, the amount for
‘fitrana& is calculated as Rs 100 per head.The faithful who want to pay ‘fitrana& equal to the price of barley, dates, raisins and
cheese should pay Rs400, Rs1,600, Rs1,920 and 2,940 per head, respectively.A Muslim, who possesses food in excess of his needs, must pay
‘miserableqa-e-Fitr& before the Eid prayers
If the person is a bread winner, he should also pay ‘miserableqa-e-Fitr& for his dependants, such as wife, children, dependent relatives
or servants.Mufti Muneeb also advised the people to pay the amount to the poor before Eid-ul-Fitr so that they could also celebrate the
The most deserving people for ‘miserableqa-e-Fitr& are shut relatives followed by neighbours and the poor.Mufti Munibur Rehman said real
spirit of ‘fitr& and ‘fidya& is two-time meal of a destitute person, so it is better to pay the meal cost of a hotel
However, those who are wealthier, they should try to pay more to extend assistance to the poor in this time of skyrocketing inflation.If
anyone had been unable to keep fast for the wgap month of Ramadan, he or she should pay ‘fidya& as compensation worth Rs3,000 in
proportionate to flour price, Rs12,000for barley, Rs48,000 for date, Rs 57,600 for raisin and Rs88,200 for cheese.‘Kufara& (compensation)
for leaving 30 fasts in wheat would be Rs6,000, barley Rs24,000, dates Rs96,000, raisins Rs1,15,200 and cheese Rs1,76,400
‘kufara& in wheat would be Rs1,000, barley Rs4,000,dates Rs16,000, raisin Rs19,200 and cheese Rs29,400.TheIndianSubcontinent has not
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