Understanding The Prophet's Life
From Issue: 597 [Read full issue]
Poor-due
Poor-due at the end of Ramadan (zakat al-fitr) is the prescribed poor-due which every Muslim is required to make at the conclusion of the month of Ramadan.
The poor-due purifies the soul of the fasting person. Ibn Abbas narrated, "The Messenger enjoined charity of the poor-due so that those who observe fasting are purified of their indecent and shameful errors, and the poor and the needy ones are enabled to arrange for their necessities of food and clothing." [Abu Dawud] Poor-due also serves as a token of thankfulness to God for enabled him or her to observe the fast.
Ibn Umar reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) made poor-due compulsory on every slave, freeman, male, female, young and old among the Muslims. [Bukhari] Every person who possesses the day's provision for self and family has to pay the poor-due at the end of Ramadan.
Compiled From:
"The Poor-Due of Ramadan" - Navid Hanif