• Prayers & Duties >> Zakat & Charity

    Question ID: 67852Country: Nigeria

    Title: Will Fitrah on behalf of pets be paid?

    Question: Do I have to give Fitrah on pets? I have 2 cats and 2 parrots.

    Answer ID: 67852

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 1052/1074/N=10/1437)

    No. No sadaqah Fitr is wajib on behalf of the pet animals or birds. It is wajib on the person, on his minor poor children and insane adult children etc.

     

    عنن فسه ، متعلق بيجب .....وطفله الفقير والكبير المجنون ، وعبده لخدمته الخ (الدر المختار مع رد المحتار ، كتاب الزكاة ، باب صدقة الفطر 3: 314-317، ط: مكتبة زكريا ديوبند).

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India