Source: Fatāwā Āmanpūrī – Shaykh Ghulām Muṣṭafā Ẓahīr Āmanpūrī
❖ Question
Is Ṣadaqat al-Fiṭr obligatory only on those who are owners of niṣāb (minimum zakātable wealth)?
✿ Answer
Ṣadaqat al-Fiṭr is obligatory on every living Muslim, regardless of whether he is rich or poor, male or female, free or slave, young or old.
- If a person is a slave, then his master must pay the fiṭrah on his behalf.
Evidence from Ḥadīth
Narrated by ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما:
فَرَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ زَكَاةَ الْفِطْرِ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ عَلَى الْعَبْدِ وَالْحُرِّ وَالذَّكَرِ وَالْأُنْثَى وَالصَّغِيرِ وَالْكَبِيرِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 1503; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 984)
Translation:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ made Zakāt al-Fiṭr obligatory as one ṣāʿ of dates or one ṣāʿ of barley, upon every Muslim — slave or free, male or female, young or old.”
✅ Conclusion
- Ṣadaqat al-Fiṭr is not restricted to the wealthy or those who possess niṣāb.
- It is a general obligation on all Muslims.
- The claim that fiṭrah is only for the owners of niṣāb is without any evidence.
ھذا ما عندي واللہ أعلم بالصواب
