LessonsSadaqat al-Fitr: Liability, Amounts, and TimingQuiz

صدقة الفطر واجبة على الحر المسلم إذا كان مالكا لمقدار النصاب
Translation: Fitrah is obligatory upon a free Muslim who owns wealth equal to the nisab.

The text attaches liability to being Muslim, free in the historical legal framework, and possessing the relevant nisab. It describes a legal obligation, not simply a voluntary Eid gift.

The following clause qualifies the property test: essential personal needs are excluded before determining the relevant surplus.

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Essential conditions of liability

Sadaqat al-Fitr: Liability, Amounts, and Timing

صدقة الفطر واجبة على الحر المسلم إذا كان مالكا لمقدار النصاب
Translation: Fitrah is obligatory upon a free Muslim who owns wealth equal to the nisab.

The text attaches liability to being Muslim, free in the historical legal framework, and possessing the relevant nisab. It describes a legal obligation, not simply a voluntary Eid gift.

The following clause qualifies the property test: essential personal needs are excluded before determining the relevant surplus.