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    "data": {
        "id": 1596117,
        "msgid": "zakat-fitrah-rulings-timing-and-distribution-1772935156",
        "date": "2026-03-08 08:30:00",
        "title": "Zakat Fitrah: Rulings, Timing, and Distribution",
        "author": "Hasanul Rizqa",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Zakat Fitrah is a mandatory act for every Muslim, including dependents, and is sometimes called zakat al-nafs. It should be paid during Ramadan, in the days leading up to Eid al-Fitr, with payments made before the Eid prayer; paying after Eid invalidates the zakat. The text cites Prophet Muhammad SAW\u2019s hadiths on paying on behalf of dependents and starting with oneself before giving to others.",
        "content": "<p>Zakat Fitrah is a Ramadan-specific act of worship in addition to the\nobligatory fasting. Put simply, this practice is performed during the\nholy month of Ramadan. Zakat Fitrah is obligatory for every Muslim\nindividual, whether adult or not. Accordingly, one of the pillars of\nIslam is also known as zakat al-nafs (the zakat of the soul). From Ibn\nUmar, he said, \u2018The Prophet Muhammad SAW imposed the zakat fitrah of one\nsaa\u2019 of dates or barley upon slaves, free men and women, boys and men,\nand all those of the Muslim community, and commanded them to pay it\nbefore they go out for the prayer (id)\u2019 (mutafaq \u2018alaih). The obligation\nof zakat fitrah is not only for the individual Muslim. It must also be\npaid for all people under one\u2019s guardianship. For example, if so-and-so\nis a head of a family, he is obliged not only to pay zakat fitrah for\nhimself but also for his wife and children. The Prophet Muhammad SAW\nsaid, \u2019Give zakat fitrah on behalf of those who are under your\nguardianship.\u2019 If on the day of Ramadan a person has wealth only\nsufficient to pay the fitrah for one person, that wealth should be used\nto fulfil zakat fitrah for himself. The Prophet Muhammad SAW said,\n\u2018Begin with yourself; then if there is a surplus, give to your\ndependants\u2019 (HR an-Nasa\u2019i). Zakat fitrah is paid during Ramadan, usually\nin the final days of the month. Clearly, this zakat should be discharged\nbefore the Eid al-Fitr prayer. If paid after Eid al-Fitr, the zakat\nfitrah is not valid. This act is then simply ordinary charity.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/zakat-fitrah-rulings-timing-and-distribution-1772935156",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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