زكاة الفطر
Zakat al-Fitr 2027 Saudi Arabia: how much to pay?
The amount per person, who sets it, the equivalent in food and the total for your household.
Amount per person
The 2027 amount has not been announced yet (announcements between mid-January and mid-March). Latest known amount, 2026, below.
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3 kg of the staple food
per person · 2026
Set by: Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta
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Zakat al-Fitr in brief
- Who pays
- Every Muslim who has, for the day of Eid, more than his food and his family’s (according to the Hanafi school, whoever owns a nisab).
- For whom
- For yourself and those you support, young and old. For an unborn child it is recommended (Hanbali school).
- How much
- One sa’ per person (about 2 to 3 kg) of the country’s staple food, or the amount set by the country’s institution.
- When
- Before the Eid prayer. It may be given one or two days early (Maliki and Hanbali schools), from the start of Ramadan according to the Shafi’i school, and earlier still according to the Hanafi school.
- In money or in food
- In food according to the Maliki, Shafi’i and Hanbali schools. Its value in money is accepted by the Hanafi school and by the institutions that publish an amount (Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey…).
- To whom
- To the poor and the needy (Maliki school, Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn Baz), or to the eight categories of zakat according to the other schools.
References Bukhari 1503 and Muslim 984 (Ibn Umar); Abu Dawud 1609 (Ibn Abbas); Bukhari 1511; al-Mughni 3/87-90; al-Majmu’ 6/110-144.
Fidya, Saudi Arabia
Fidya replaces the fast for those who will not be able to make it up (old age, lasting illness). Amount per day published by the same institution.
- 1.5 kg of the staple food per day of fasting · 2026 Set by: Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta that is 1.5 kg of the staple food
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Frequently asked questions
Zakat al-Fitr 2026, Saudi Arabia: what amount per person?
In 2026: 3 kg of the staple food (Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta), per person.
Can it be paid in money?
In food according to the Maliki, Shafi’i and Hanbali schools. Its value in money is accepted by the Hanafi school and by the institutions that publish an amount (Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey…).
When should it be paid?
Before the Eid prayer. It may be given one or two days early (Maliki and Hanbali schools), from the start of Ramadan according to the Shafi’i school, and earlier still according to the Hanafi school.
A calculation aid, not a religious ruling. If in doubt, ask a qualified person.