Zakat Types:

• Zakat ul-Fitr
• Zakat ul-Mal

Zakat ul-Fitr:

Zakat ul-Fitr is payable during Ramadan and before Eid and is based on the following hadith:

Ibn Abbas (r.a.) said: "The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) enjoined Zakat-ul-Fitr to purify the fasting person from verbal errors and evil deeds and to feed the poor. Whoever gives it before Eid Prayer, it will be an accepted Zakat, and whoever gives after Eid prayer, it will be Sadaqa," narrated by Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Hakim and others.

Zakat ul-Fitr (Fitrana) is one Saa`a (two handfuls) of wheat, barley, dates, raisins and walnuts. Imam Abu Hanifa said it can be paid in money.

Zakat ul-Fitr (Fitrana) for 2026 is €9.00 per person.

زكاة الفطر

روى أبو داود وأبن ماجه والدارقطن عن أبن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال فرض رسول الله (ص) زكاة الفطر طهرة للصائم من اللغو والرفث وطعمة للمساكين من أداها قبل الصلاة فهي زكاة مقبولة ومن أخرها بعد الصلاة فهي صدقة من الصدقات .

وقدرها صاع من القمح أو الشعير أو التمر أو الزبيب وجوز الأمام أبو حنيفة (رض) إخراج القيمة مراعاة لحال الفقير وهي تعادل 9جنيهات ايرلندية عن الصغير والكبير.

Zakat ul-Mal:

Allah (Tabaraka wa ta'aala) made the Zakat an obligation and one of the five pillars of Islam.

For a brief explanation on how to calculate your Zakat, please read the Guide on How to Calculate Zakat on Your Money as edited and translated from Arabic by Sh. Yahya M. Al-Hussein.

How to pay your Zakat:

1. IN PERSON:

You can hand your Zakat money to the Islamic Foundation of Ireland, or put in the Zakat box in the mosque. The IFI will pay it on your behalf to needy Muslims in Ireland and abroad. Zakat money received by the Islamic Foundation of Ireland is not used for the running expenses of the Mosque or Islamic Centre but is given to those who are allowed to receive Zakat according to the Shari’ah.

2. BANK TRANSFER

You can pay your Zakat by bank transfer to the Islamic Foundation of Ireland Zakat Fund bank account. Account details are as follows:

IBAN: IE11 AIBK 9310 2063 8430 33
BIC: AIBKIE2D

Please ensure you reference your transfers so that IFI can distribute the funds correctly. Use the following as the transfer reference:

• Zakat ul-Fitr
• Fidyah
• Zakat ul-Maal
• General Sadaqah

For any further details on any of the above, please contact the IFI Office.