Give Before Eid, Share the Joy
We aim to deliver your Zakat al-Fitr swiftly and responsibly, so families can welcome Eid with relief instead of worry.
Your Zakat Al-Fitr reaches eligible families before Eid, so they can meet immediate needs and celebrate with dignity. It helps provide:
Staple items that allow families to prepare meals and avoid going hungry during the days of Eid.
Families living in tents or temporary shelters who often lack cooking supplies, fuel, and reliable access to food.
Including widow-lead families who are stretching limited income to cover children’s needs.
Helping families cope with inflation and unstable incomes by covering basic necessities at a critical time.
Zakat al-Fitr (Fitrana) is a charity you give once for each person in your household every Ramadan. It’s due at the end of the month and should be paid before the Eid prayer, so families in need can get food and basic essentials in time to enjoy Eid too.
Zakat al-Mal is the Zakat you pay on your savings and wealth if you’re above the nisab amount and you’ve held it for a full lunar year. It’s usually worked out as 2.5% of what you own in eligible assets, and you can give it at any time during the year. It helps support longer-term needs, like poverty relief and community support.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordained Zakat ul Fitr to purify the fasting person from indecent words or actions, and to provide food for the needy. [Hadith | Abu Dawud]
Yes, it is compulsory for every eligible Muslim who has more than their essential needs for the day and night of Eid.
Fitrana is another name for Zakat al-Fitr, commonly used in South Asian communities. Both refer to the same obligatory donation.
It becomes due at the end of Ramadan and must be paid before the Eid prayer.
Yes. Many scholars allow paying it during Ramadan, and giving early helps ensure it reaches people in time for Eid.
If paid after Eid prayer, it is generally considered sadaqah (voluntary charity) rather than Zakat al-Fitr, and you may have missed the obligation’s correct time.
Zakat al-Fitr is paid per person in the household and is based on the value of staple food. At Muslim Hands, we’ve set the Zakat al-Fitr amount at £5 per person, so your donation can be delivered quickly as essential food support to those who need it most before Eid.
It is per person. You must pay it for yourself and anyone you are responsible for.
Yes, parents/guardians typically pay on behalf of dependent children, including new-born babies..
If you financially maintain your spouse, you may pay on their behalf. Some families choose to pay separately; both are acceptable.
Many scholars recommend paying if the child is born before Eid begins. If born after Eid begins, it is generally not required.
It should be given to eligible recipients, typically the poor and needy, so they can meet basic needs before Eid.
Yes, if they are eligible recipients and you are not obligated to financially support them. Giving to relatives can carry extra reward.
Yes. Zakat al-Fitr is due based on eligibility, not on how many days you fasted.
Zakat al-Fitr should be given with the clear intention of Zakat al-Fitr. You can donate other charity separately, but avoid mixing intentions.
The intention is simply in the heart: that you are giving this charity as Zakat al-Fitr for yourself (and/or your dependents).
It is distributed to eligible recipients in need, usually as food parcels or essential support, and ideally delivered before Eid.
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