Jammu & Kashmir

Rs 70 per person fixed as Sadq-e-Fitr this Ramadan in JK: Grand Mufti

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Worshippers praying at the historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar. [FPK Photo/ Umar Farooq]

Srinagar: Grand Mufti Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Nasir-ul Islam Farooqi on Monday announced the Sadq-e-Fitr (Zakaat-ul-Fitr) as Rs 70 per person this holy Ramadan.

The Grand 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’, said Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam.

Notably, Sadq-e-Fitr is a religious charity paid by Muslims across the world 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. (GNS)

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