Alhamdulillah, our ongoing food programme continues throughout the year but over Ramadan, we increase our efforts to ensure your Iftaar, Fidyah and Kaffarah and Zakat Ul Fitr donations are spend strictly in accordance with the Sunnah.
Zakat Ul Fitr
Zakat Ul Fitr (Fitrana) is an amount payable by every single Muslims and becomes due as soon as the month of Ramadan starts!
The Messenger Of Allah ﷺ said “The fast of Ramadan is suspended between the earth and heavens until Zakat al-Fitr is paid” – Tabarani
The cost per person is just £5. Please pay now and at the very latest before the Eid prayer.
Fidyah
In Ramadan, fasting is prescribed for us alongside being mindful of our actions. Unfortunately for many of us who are unable to fast because of a chronic illness, the feeling of guilt for not being able to keep our religious duty to Allah can become overwhelming. Some even risk their lives by choosing to fast against medical advice.
This shouldn’t be the case because Allah is merciful and forgives those who can’t keep their fast and absolves them of any guilt. Allah tells us that the obligatory compensation on those who do not fast is to feed a needy person if they can afford it. This is called Fidyah.
Make your Fidyah arrangements early
Allah teaches us that we have an obligation to give Fidyah to make up for each missed fast. This is a ‘Sa’ of wheat and scholars have differed on the modern-day equivalent of a ‘Sa’ but are in agreement that is equal to a poor person’s daily sustenance. This means two meals per day and in the UK, this is £5 per missed fast.
Making your Fidyah arrangements early will free up space for meditation and prayer and alleviate the sense of guilt you might feel for breaking the fast. More importantly, it means that the poor and needy can benefit from the meals during the month of Ramadan.
Focus on what you can do
In this sacred month, not being able to fast and complete your night prayer could leave those who are unable feeling down and isolated but you don’t have to feel like this. Focus on what you can do instead of dwelling on what you can’t.
Fasting wasn’t sent as a punishment but as a gift. So even if Fasting is not an option for those with a chronic illness, Ramadan is still a time for joy, worship and community.
Our Fidyah programme
Fidyah for the whole month of Ramadan is 30 x £5 per day and works out to £150. We have made arrangement for your Fidyah to be sent in advance of Ramadan so the needy can also enjoy the blessed month and make dua for the donors. All recipients will receive the suhoor and iftar meal throughout the month of Ramadan through this programme.
We have Feeding programmes in:
Bihar, India
Tharparkar desert and South Punjab area of Pakistan
Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
Yemen
Makkah al Mukarramah
Madina tul Munawwarah
Palestine
Throughout Africa including Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Gambia & Tanzania
Donate your Fidyah today.
Please note you can pay Fidyah for any outstanding dues from earlier years to make up for missed fast and also any Kaffara which you have missed. Kaffarah is payable by people who have missed or broken a fast during Ramadan, without a valid reason. In such a situation, one is still obligated to make up the missed fast(s), however, compensation is due for missing it. To compensate, the person must either fast for 60 days or pay to have 60 people fed. This amounts to £300.
You can also make a Sadaqah contribution for Iftar even if no Fidya or Kaffarah is due.
May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon you during this blessed month!
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