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        "msgid": "baznas-palu-sets-obligatory-alms-at-rp37-500-per-person-1772366058",
        "date": "2026-03-01 17:45:00",
        "title": "Baznas Palu Sets Obligatory Alms at Rp37,500 per Person",
        "author": "Heryadi",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The National Zakat Board (Baznas) in Palu City has established the obligatory alms (zakat fitrah) rate for the year at Rp37,500 per person, equivalent to 2.5 kilogrammes of rice or staple foodstuff, following consultations with the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Islamic scholars.",
        "content": "<p>The National Zakat Board (Baznas) in Palu City has established the\nobligatory alms rate for this year at Rp37,500 per person. This decision\nwas made during a joint meeting attended by the Head of the Palu City\nMinistry of Religious Affairs office, representatives of the Indonesian\nCouncil of Ulama (MUI), and local Islamic scholars.<\/p>\n<p>Muchlis A Mahmud, Chairman of Baznas Palu City, explained that the\ndetermination was based on zakat jurisprudential principles. \u201cObligatory\nalms are set at 2.5 kilogrammes of rice or staple foodstuff. When\nconverted, this equals 3.5 litres or Rp37,500 in monetary terms,\u201d he\nsaid in Palu on Sunday (1 March).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the obligatory alms, the meeting also established a\nredemption payment rate of Rp45,000 per day for missed fasts. This\nfigure differs from the previous year as no official rate had been set\nthen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Jakarta, the redemption payment is Rp65,000 and obligatory alms\nis Rp50,000. This difference reflects the conditions in each respective\nregion. In Palu, we have calculated that this amount is sufficient to\nfeed one poor person for one day,\u201d Muchlis said.<\/p>\n<p>Baznas will accept obligatory alms payments from the first day of\nRamadan until just before Eid prayers. According to Islamic law, people\nmay still fulfil this obligation before the sermon leader ascends the\npulpit on the festival day. Payments can be made through mosques in the\nimmediate vicinity or surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>Muchlis hoped that the public would not view obligatory alms merely\nas an annual obligation, but also as a form of spiritual awareness. \u201cIn\nevery possession we own, there is the right of others that Allah has\nentrusted to us. Obligatory alms become our responsibility to distribute\nto those who deserve it,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>",
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