The amount of Sadqa-i-Fitr to be paid before Eidul Fitr has been fixed at a minimum of Rs100 this year.
In a statement, Chairman of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman has said that people can pay the amount equal to the price of wheat, dates or raisins in accordance with their income affordability.
A breadwinner of a family is needed to pay at least Rs 100, on behalf of each of his dependants, if he wishes to pay according to wheat price.
The amount to be paid as expiation for breaking the fast is fixed at Rs6000 (equal to serving 60 destitutes) whereas if someone was unable to fast during the entire month of Ramazan he or she should pay Rs3000 as Fidya (compensation).
The benchmark for penance for false swearing has been set at Rs1000.
The chairman has advised the followers to pay the charity, as obligated by Islam, before offering Eid prayer so that the needy people could make timely use of that money.
