New Moon of Eid Alfitr 2025/1446 Has Been Sighted Eid is Tomorrow Sunday 30 March 2025
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
MOON FOR EID AL-FITR 1446/2025 HAS BEEN SIGHTED
ZAKATIL FITR THIS YEAR IS R 50 PER HEAD
Bismillah Rahman Raheem, Assalam Aleikum Warahmatu-llah Wabarakatuh
Eid Al-Fitr will be celebrated tomorrow Sunday the 30th of March 2025,1st of Shawwal 1446 upon sighting the new moon of 1st Shawwal 1446 in Saudi Arabia and other Muslim Countries. In South Africa no Moon Sighted but we Follow sighting of Other Muslim Countries according to Sharia.
In the name of Allah Most Merciful the Compassionate, all thanks and praises due to Allah Most Merciful the compassionate to enable us fasting this holy month of Ramadan of 1446/2025 of which we have completed 29 days. So, this honourable Office is hereby informing all believers who managed to fast about Zakatul Fitr which is mandatory to those who are fasting to be paid during Ramadan until immediately before performing Salat Eid Alfitr tomorrow on 30th of March 2025 which is the 1st Shawal 1446. According to Sharia if you pay after Salat Eid Al-fitr is not accepted as Zakatul Fitr but instead as Sadaqa.
Zakatul Fitr is paid in the most eatable foods during the sacred month of Ramadan, so you choose one type of food and give 2.5 kg, for example Rice, Wheat, Maize Flour, Sugar, etc. Its permissible to convert your Zakat Al Fitr into money for example 1 kg of Maize meal is R 15, So 2.5 Kg of Maize Meal is R 38 per head. R 50 is estimated according to consumption of Rice or flour.
Then you count how many family members under your care and multiply with R 38. For example, Husband, wife, three children, helper, and elderly mother who stays in different house, those are 7 heads, that means 38×7= R 266 Only. That is the mandatory Zakatul Fitr, but if you pay more is Sadaqat and appreciated. You Can distribute your Zakatul Fitr to those whom you know in need near you but it’s advisable to give authorities your Zakatul Fitr to distribute on Behalf as people in need contact us mostly.
We Pray to Allah to Accept our Fasting and generosity and include us among those he has entered Jannat.
Sultan Sheikh Yasin Muhammad Yaqeenullah,
Grand Mufti SA, Director Department of Sharia, President of the Organisation. Office of the Grand Mufti of South Africa
For and Behalf of Muslim Supreme Council of South Africa (MUSCOOSA)
