Prayers & Duties >> Zakat & Charity
Question ID: 40724Country: India
Answer ID: 40724
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 1667/1291/B=1433) (1) This year you will pay the zakah of eight lakh rupees. (2) Calculate it after the year completes, then you can give it to poor and needy ones in small amounts any time. (3) Ulama have different opinions regarding it. Some call it insect and thus regard it haram while some call it fish and regard it halal. As per the evidences, this later opinion is more acceptable hence you can eat it. However it is better to avoid due to difference of opinions.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India