ISLAMABAD: The minimum amount of Sadqa-e-Fitr or Fitrana has been fixed at Rs100 per head for current year, the Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman said on Tuesday.
Mufti Muneeb said that the amount was calculated on the basis of the market price of 2.25kg of flour. He said that those who want to pay Fitrana equal to the price of barley, “Khajoor” dates and “Kishmish” should pay Rs240, Rs1,280 and Rs2560 respectively.
The Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee also advised the people to pay the amount to the poor before Eid-ul-Fitr so that they could also celebrate the festival.
The most deserving people for Sadqa-e-Fitr are close relatives followed by neighbours and the poor, he said.
Moreover, he said that a Muslim must pay Sadqa-e-Fitr on behalf of himself, his wife, children and dependents.
