Fitr Zakat to be accepted in staples starting Saturday

Maldives Zakat House, on Thursday, announced that Fitr Zakat will be accepted in staples in Male’ area starting from Saturday.

According to Maldives Zakat House, it will be accepting Fitr Zakat in staples starting from Saturday until next Wednesday.

Fitr Zakat will be accepted in staples at the Center for Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) in Male’. The Zakat collection in staples will proceed as follows: 

• Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am to 12:00pm.
•  Monday to Wednesday from 10am to 12:00pm and 13:00pm to 15:00pm.

Fitr Zakat is a charitable donation of food that is mandatory for all Muslims. The quantity of Fitr Zakat is one saa’ - the equivalent of two hands cupped together - of the staple product the person commonly consumed throughout the year or its monetary equivalent. 

The Fitr Zakat rates for this Ramadan are as follows:

• Normal Rice: MVR 12
• Thailand White Rice: MVR 53
• Red Rice: MVR 96
• Basmati Rice (Regular): MVR 77
• Basmati Rice (Premium): MVR 109
• Basmati Rice (Super Premium): MVR 136
• Regular Flour: MVR 10
• Atta Flour: MVR 75

Payments are currently being accepted through seven online platforms:

• Dhiraagu Mobile App and Dhiraagu Pay website
• Ooredoo m-Faisaa mobile app
• Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB) mobile app
• Bank of Maldives (BML) mobile app
• FahiPay mobile app
• Avas mobile app
• Bandeyri Pay website

A total of MVR 5.48 million has been collected as Fitr Zakat in the first 15 days of Ramadan, marking the highest-ever collection in the first 15 days of Ramadan during the past three years.