Giving that Lasts

Every year, for both Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha, UK Care for Children give gifts to the children under our care in Lebanon and Jordan.

These gifts are usually toys, books, clothes, and other misc items.

We give these gifts so that the children can take part in the joy and festivity of Eid celebrations, with the global Muslim community.

These gifts are not “essential” supplies – like food, medicine or shelter – they are just fun little items so that children can be children!

Zakat-ul-Fitr refers to the charity given at the end of Ramadan’s last day of fasting.

It is compulsory for every Muslim to give Zakat-ul-Fitr before Eid Prayers, regardless of age or wealth.

You must pay Zakat-ul-Fitr before Eid Prayers.

We recommend that you pay your Zakat-ul-Fitr as soon as possible.

If you don’t fast for any of the days of Ramadan, you’ll be required to pay a charitable form of compensation.

You must pay fidya (fidyah) for fasts missed out of necessity (for example, because of ill health or pregnancy), that cannot be made up afterwards.

The price of fidya is the cost of feeding someone else for a day.

However, for any fasts missed unnecessarily, you’ll need to pay kaffarah.

You are eligible to pay fidya if you have missed or are exempt from fasting due to pregnancy, illness, old age or any other reason which prevents you from making the fasts up later.

You are not eligible to pay fidya if you didn’t fast or broke your fast for invalid reasons.

You’re supposed to pay it before you miss a fast, or before Ramadan if you know you can’t participate for the whole month.

If you don’t fast for any of the days of Ramadan, without a valid reason, you’ll be required to pay a charitable form of compensation.

Unlike fidya, which is paid when you have a valid reason for not fasting, Kaffarah needs to be paid when you don’t fast, or break your fast, without a valid reason.

The price of Kaffarah is the cost of feeding 60 people for a day.

Fidya is paid for deliberately missing a fast with a valid reason to do so, however, kaffarah is only paid if you miss or break a fast without a valid reason.

The amount paid in fidya for each missed fast is equivalent to feeding one person.

However, when paying kaffarah, the payment for each missed fast is the equivalent of feeding 60 people.

Zakat should be paid once every lunar year.

Zakat is one of the core pillars of Islam and its reward, along with all other good acts, is multiplied during the blessed month of Ramadan.

As such, we recommend that you calculate and pay your Zakat every Ramadan.

You can use our Zakat Calculator to work out how much Zakat you need to pay.

Zakat is compulsory for all Muslims who have ‘surplus’ wealth beyond the Nisab (threshold).

“Surplus” wealth is money and assets that are, for all intents and purposes, sitting idle, for a full lunar year. The house you live in, the car you drive everyday, or the factory you own that is used for manufacturing, for example, are not “surplus” assets.

If your surplus wealth is more than the Nisab theshold, you must pay 2.5% of your surplus wealth as Zakat.

You can use our Zakat Calculator to work out how much Zakat you need to pay.