ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Scholars on Friday stressed the faithful to pay Sadqa-e-Fitr (Fitrana) to the deserving people before Eid-ul-Fitr so that those in need can also celebrate the festival.
The most deserving people for Sadqa-e-Fitr are close relatives followed by neighbours and the poor, Scholars said while addressing Jumma-tul-wida in various mosques of Islamabad.
Explaining Fitrana, Scholars said it must be paid one or two days before Eid prayers so that the poor could enjoy the Eid celebrations with their other Muslim brethren.
They said that it was not necessary to tell them that it is an amount of Fitrana, adding that head of a family should pay the Fitrana on behalf of all other family members.
The government has announced the minimum amount of Fitrana for the current year has been fixed at Rs 100 per person.
Meanwhile, the Federal Capital has worn festive look with decorated market and colorful stalls as only few days are left for celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr, a religious festival which marks culmination of holy month of Ramazan.
A large number of people are thronging in different markets – flooded up with the lucrative items and special food stuff – for the shopping for the festival.
