Ḥadīth Lesson: On Zakāt al-Fitr

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa RaḥmatuLlāhi wa Barakātuh. A‘ūdhu BiLlāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. BismiLlāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi RasūliLlāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Sheikh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Sheikh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.

1Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “Zakat-ul-fitr is enjoined on the one who fasts (i.e. fasted during the month of Ramadan) to purify him from any indecent act or speech and for the purpose of providing food for the needy.” So, during Ramadan, people fast. During their fast, they should refrain from bad words and bad deeds; if they do so, the Fitrah Zakat (charity given at the end of Ramadan) is for purifying them. It also a means for providing food for the poor. “It is accepted as Zakah for the person who pays it before the Eid prayer.” So, that Fitrah zakat is given as fitra until the Eid prayer. “And it is Sadaqah (i.e. voluntary charity) for the person who pays it after the Eid prayer.” Of course, that sadaqah has more reward and is more acceptable than the other. If one didn’t pay it, he would both commit sin and be deprived of its reward. Therefore, most people give it before the Eid prayer, and it’s accepted.

2Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “Fitr Zakāt is payable by slave and freeman, male and female, old and young, rich and poor, one sa’ of dried dates or half a sa’ of wheat.” Of course, people can give as much as they want, even more. The poor can give according to their means. The rich can give even more of this. That’s not a problem.

3Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “Undoubtedly, the fast of Ramadan remains suspended between heaven and earth, but they ascend to Allāh ﷻ only through Zakāt al-Fitrah.” So, if you don’t give Zakāt al-Fitr, it won’t be considered acceptable. It is absolutely necessary for a person to give Zakāt al-Fitr.

4Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “A sa’ of wheat is to be taken from every two, young or old, freeman or slave, male or female.” Sa’ refers to a measure or scale. It’s a measure; nobody makes it anymore, but now the Directorate of Religious Affairs or the muftis tell people how much to give. The rich can give more than that, and the poor can give less. “Those of you who are rich will be purified by Allāh ﷻ.” So, by giving that thing, the rich are cleansed of their sins. “And those of you who are poor will have more than they gave returned by Him to them.” So that the poor person doesn’t say, “I am poor and cannot give,” let him give, and with Allāh’s ﷻ permission, Allāh ﷻ will give him back much more than he gave.

5Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “The sadaqa relating to the breaking of the fast is incumbent on every person, consisting of two mudds of wheat or flour,” Now, of course, you can’t give it like that. People here don’t do it that way, but according to what we’ve heard, in some Arab countries, in Makkah and Madinah, people come and bring [the goods]. They give the poor flour and wheat. What do they do with it? They take it and sell it for a tenth of the price. That’s not necessary. They can directly give the poor money according to its value. It’s possible. It doesn’t necessarily have to be foods. “Or a sa’ of barley, or sa’ and sa’ of raisins or dried dates.” This isn’t given once for the whole family. The Zakat al-Fitr must be given individually for each family member.

6Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “The Zakat al-Fitr is given to everyone, young and old, free and slave.” That is, as we said, everyone, whether child or infant, woman or man, adult or elderly or young, free or slave, must give it. “One sa’ of dates or barley,” sa’ means about one kilogram, probably. “And two mudd of wheat.” But in the past, there was no such thing as kilograms. It was calculated according to these measurements. Nowadays, one gives the corresponding equivalent value, and Allāh ﷻ accepts it. It should be done before the Eid prayer.

7Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “The Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory for everyone, young and old, male and female, Jew and Christian, free and slave, whether it be half a sa’ of wheat or one sa’ of dates or barley.” That means, if a Muslim has a Jewish or Christian slave, it is obligatory for him to give Fitre on their behalf as well. They must pay it on their behalf.

8Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory for every Muslim.” This means that the Muslim must pay for both himself and those under his care.

Sadaqa RasuluLlah fi ma qal, aw kama qal. The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ says the truth in what he ﷺ said or as he ﷺ said.

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Ihda’ – Dedication:

Ziyadatan ila sharafi’ ‘n-Nabi, sallaLlahu `alayhi wa sallam wa Alihi wa Asahabihi l-kiram, wa ila arwahi jamee’i al Anbiya’i wa l-Mursalin wa Khudama’i sharai’ihim wa ila arwahi al ‘Aimmati al arba’a, wa ila arwahi Mashayyikhina fi tTariqati n-Naqshbandiyyati l-Aliyyah, khassatan Imamu t-Tariqah wa Ghawthu lKhaliqah Khwaja Bahauddin Muhammad al-Uwaisiyi l-Bukhari, Sayyidina Abdul Khaliq al Ghujduwani, Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddin al Daghestani, Mawlana Shaykh Abdullah al Faiz al Daghestani, Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al Haqqani, wa sai’ri Sadatina wa s-Siddiqiyun, wa man nahnu fi hadratihim wa jiwarihim. To the souls of all the ones who’d passed away. For the souls of all

believers from men and women, Muslims from men and women. For goodness to come and evil to be warded off. Li-Llahi Ta’ala, Al-Fatiha.

[(Translation) To the honor of the Prophet, Prayers and Peace be upon Him, and his family, and his companions, and the souls of all the prophets as well as of His messengers and of those who served their Sharia, and to the souls of the four Imams. And to the souls of our Mashayikh of the Most Distinguished Naqshbandi Tariqa, in particular to the soul of the Imam of the Tariqa Ghawth al-Khaliqa (the Help of Creation), Khwaja Bahauddin Muhammad al-Uwaisiyi l-Bukhari, Sayyidina Abdul Khaliq al Ghujduwani, Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddin al Daghestani, Mawlana Shaykh Abdullah al Faiz al Daghestani, Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al Haqqani, and the rest of our masters and Siddiqiyun, and to whom we are in their presence and near them. To the souls of all the ones who’d passed away. For the souls of all believers from men and women, Muslims from men and women. For goodness to come and evil to be warded off. To Allah Almighty. Al Fatiha.]

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 07 April 2026/ 19 Shawwāl 1447 Beylerbeyi Dergah, Istanbul