Srinagar: Mufti Nasir-ul Islam Monday announced the ‘Sadq-e-Fitr’ (Zakaat-ul-Fitr) as rupees seventy per person this holy Ramzan.
Mufti while highlighting the essence of the charity under the (Sadq-e-Fitr) heading said that after reaching upon a consensus with the scholars of different schools of thought, the amount has been fixed as Rs 70 per person. The special kind of charity has also to be paid on behalf of the infants’, emphasized Nasir-ul-Islam.
Notably, Sadq-e-Fitr is a religious charity paid by Muslims by or before Eid-ul-Fitr prayers. This is in addition to the charity called ‘Zakat’, which is also paid every year as per the economic capability of a person.
