Dhaka, March 17 -- Fitra is an Arabic word, which in Islam is known as Zakat ul-Fitr or Sadaqat ul-Fitr.
Zakat ul-Fitr is the charity distributed by fasting people to the poor and needy on the occasion of Eid- ul Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims.
It is obligatory for all eligible Muslims, men and women, free and slave, children and old, young and elderly, to pay Zakat.
It is known from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that Zakat is a specific amount of money or wealth that is given to a person who is eligible for Zakat in a specific manner.
Before Zakat became obligatory, Sadaqah ul-Fitr was ordered. It remains as obligatory today as it was before.
According to Abu Hanif (RA), paying Fitra is obligatory. As s...