Islamic Fiqh > Zakat > Zakat al-fitr > The amount of zakat al-fitr: the sa' and cash value
Updated on 06 October 2026 at 10:50 PM
These pages specify the amounts of zakat al-fitr according to the foodstuffs: burr (wheat kept in its husk), aqit (dried curdled milk) and the types not mentioned in the texts. They then deal with the cases connected to the sa': the person who owns, on the eve of Eid, less than a sa' in surplus, paying more than the sa', a sa' made of several types, and paying the value in money. The positions of the 4 schools are reported with their evidence, their transmissions and the sayings of the classical references.