Loay Ali wrote
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 03:28 AM
The Egyptian Dar Al-Iftaa confirmed that it has followed up during the past days a number of electronic campaigns on social media pages by non-specialists in the field of Sharia sciences, aiming behind these campaigns to stir up riots about Muslims’ confidence in their religious institutions and intellectually hijack them from the arena of moderation of Islam and the tolerance of its legislation to their extremist approaches, and to cast doubt on Islam. The Egyptian Dar al-Iftaa fatwa on the amount of zakat al-fitr, which announced the fatwa to estimate its value at thirty pounds as a minimum, without setting an end to the increase according to the ability of the possible.
And the fatwa indicated – in a statement – that the attempt of those currents that emanate from social media pages to lead Muslims to a specific doctrine or opinion on the issue of Zakat Al-Fitr is considered one of the colors of extremism, and left the balance that the jurists realized when they were exposed to the texts contained in Zakat Al-Fitr when trying to understand it for the possibility of its application. With regard to the interest of the payer of zakat al-fitr and who is entitled to it.
And Dar Al-Iftaa indicated that it explained in advance how it calculated the minimum amount for zakat al-fitr on more than one occasion, that it relied on more than one type of food, such as: wheat, dates, and a warning on the desirability of more than that for those who could, but those currents like their elements to take these seasons as an opportunity to repeat Controversy, discussion and distraction of understanding from the legitimate purpose for which Zakat Al-Fitr was legislated, which is to enrich the poor from asking on the day of Al-Fitr.
Dar Al Iftaa concluded its statement by stressing once again that the minimum value of zakat al-fitr this year is 30 pounds per person, and whoever increases it is better for him.
