What is Sadaqah al-Fitr (Fitrana)?
Sadaqah al-Fitr — also called Zakat al-Fitr or Fitrana — is a small charity that is obligatory on every Muslim who has food beyond their needs for the day and night of Eid. It is due on behalf of every member of the household, including children and even a baby born before the dawn of Eid, and the head of the family usually pays it for their dependants. Its purpose is twofold: to purify the fasting person from any shortcomings during Ramadan, and to make sure the poor also have enough to celebrate Eid. The Prophet ﷺ fixed it as one ṣāʿ of a staple food, and today most people give its monetary value through a mosque or charity.
How much is one ṣāʿ, and in money?
A ṣāʿ is a volume measure of about four handfuls, which comes to roughly 2.2 to 3 kilograms depending on the food — wheat and flour are lighter, dates and barley heavier. Because the obligation is tied to food, the cash amount changes with local food prices, which is why mosques announce a Fitrana rate each year. This calculator lets you either enter that announced per-person rate directly, or build it up from a staple food and its price per kilogram, so the figure reflects real prices in your area rather than a fixed number. Many in the Ḥanafī school give half a ṣāʿ of wheat (or its value), which the tool supports as an option.
Who pays, and when it is due
Fitrana is due on every member of the household who has surplus food for the day, and it is paid per person — so a family of five gives five shares. Timing matters: to count as Sadaqah al-Fitr, it must reach eligible recipients before the Eid al-Fitr prayer. Given after the prayer, it becomes ordinary charity and the specific obligation is missed. For this reason many people pay a few days early through a trusted charity that can distribute food or money to the needy in time, especially where recipients are in another country. Enter your household size and the tool totals every share for you so nobody is left out.
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- Two ways to calculate: your mosque/charity's per-person rate, or one ṣāʿ of a staple food × its price per kg
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- Choose the staple — wheat/flour, rice, barley, dates or raisins — with its ṣāʿ weight shown
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- Ḥanafī half-ṣāʿ (wheat/flour) option for those who follow it
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- Counts every household member including children and infants, with an optional multiple-household multiplier
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- Shows the total due, the per-person amount and the total food weight needed
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- Any currency (USD, GBP, EUR, PKR, INR, AED, SAR, MYR, IDR, BDT and more)
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- Copy and print your calculation, with a reminder to give before the Eid prayer
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- 100% private — every figure is your own numbers multiplied out, nothing uploaded
