❀ Sadaqat al-Fitr Is to Be Paid Only by Muslims ❀
By: Imran Ayub Lahori
✿ Evidence from the Hadith
In the previously mentioned Hadith, the phrase “من المسلمين“ (from the Muslims) serves as clear evidence that Sadaqat al-Fitr is to be given only on behalf of Muslims. Therefore, if someone’s father, mother, or servant is a non-Muslim, Sadaqat al-Fitr will not be paid on their behalf.
✿ Opinions of the Scholars
➤ Imām Ibn Qudāmah (رحمه الله):
“Sadaqat al-Fitr is not obligatory upon a disbeliever, whether he is free or a slave.”
[al-Mughnī: 4/283]
➤ Imām Shawkānī (رحمه الله):
“Sadaqat al-Fitr is not obligatory upon a disbeliever.”
[Nayl al-Awṭār: 3/145]
➤ Imām Ibn Ḥajar (رحمه الله):
“This is an agreed upon matter among scholars.”
[Fatḥ al-Bārī: 4/142]
✔ Summary
① Sadaqat al-Fitr is only for Muslims.
② It is not to be paid on behalf of non-Muslims, even if they are one’s parents or servants.
③ The ruling is unanimously accepted among the scholars of Islam.
