Approaching The Time Of Zakat Fitrah Payments, These Are Pronouns For Zakat Fitrah Intentions

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JAKARTA - Paying zakat fitrah is a Muslim obligation in the month of Ramadan. Then, how to read the intention when paying zakat fitrah?

Reporting from nu.or.id, Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Ghazi in Fathul Qarib explained, there are three conditions that make people obliged to pay zakat. First, being Muslim. Second, finding the obligatory time for zakat, which is the end of the part of Ramadan and the beginning of the part of Shawwal. People who die before entering 1 Shawwal are not obliged to do zakat fitrah, neither are babies born after the month of Ramadan. Third, have staple foods that are more than their needs and that of their families during the feast day or night.

Even though they are obliged to pay zakat, not all are obliged to bear the burden of this obligation themselves. Person A, who is responsible for the livelihoods of B, is obliged to pay zakat for person B. For example, a father is obliged to bear zakat fitrah for the children he is responsible for.

Back about the intention. In the context of zakat fitrah, intention is more needed than consent. This is because zakat is not a transactional practice (contract), like buying and selling or renting. Zakat is a unidirectional gift from an obligatory person to an entitled person. There is also no condition for the recipient to give a benefit to the giver on the basis of what is received. Therefore, the intention in zakat fitrah is mandatory, while consent is not.

Intention is i'tikad without hesitation to carry out an action. Although intention is a matter of the heart, reciting it (talaffudh) is recommended as it will help one to assert the intention. Talaffudh is useful in strengthening i'tikad because the intention is expressed in a concrete form, namely reading or pronunciation.

Here are some pronunciations for zakat fitrah in Arabic:

Intention of Zakat Fitrah for Yourself

ﻧَﻮَﻳْﺖُ أَﻥْ أُﺧْﺮِﺝَ ﺯَﻛَﺎﺓَ ﺍﻟْﻔِﻄْﺮِ ﻋَﻦْ ﻧَﻔْسيْ ﻓَﺮْﺿًﺎ ِﻟﻠﻪِ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ

"I intend to issue zakat fitrah for myself, fardu because of Allah Ta'âlâ."

Zakat Al-Fitr Intention for Wife

ﻧَﻮَﻳْﺖُ ﺃَﻥْ ﺃُﺧْﺮِﺝَ ﺯَﻛَﺎﺓَ ﺍﻟْﻔِﻄْﺮِﻋَﻦْ ﺯَﻭْﺟَﺘِﻲْ ﻓَﺮْﺿًﺎ ِﻟﻠﻪِ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ

"I intend to issue zakat fitrah for my wife, fardu because of Allah Ta'âlâ."

Zakat Al-Fitr Intention for Boys

ﻧَﻮَﻳْﺖُ ﺃَﻥْ ﺃُﺧْﺮِﺝَ ﺯَﻛَﺎﺓَ ﺍﻟْﻔِﻄْﺮِ ﻋَﻦْ ﻭَﻟَﺪِﻱْ ... ﻓَﺮْﺿًﺎ ِﻟﻠﻪِ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ

“I intend to pay zakat fitrah for my son…. (state name), fardu because Allah Ta'âlâ. "

Zakat Al-Fitr Intention for Girls

ﻧَﻮَﻳْﺖُ ﺃَﻥْ ﺃُﺧْﺮِﺝَ ﺯَﻛَﺎﺓَ ﺍﻟْﻔِﻄْﺮِﻋَﻦْ ﺑِﻨْﺘِﻲْ ... ﻓَﺮْﺿًﺎ ِﻟﻠﻪِ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ

“I intend to pay zakat fitrah for my daughter…. (state name), fardu because Allah Ta'âlâ. "

Zakat Fitrah Intention for Self and Family

ﻧَﻮَﻳْﺖُ ﺃَﻥْ ﺃُﺧْﺮِﺝَ ﺯَﻛَﺎﺓَ ﺍﻟْﻔِﻄْﺮِ ﻋَنِّيْ ﻭَﻋَﻦْ ﺟَﻤِﻴْﻊِ ﻣَﺎ ﻳَﻠْﺰَﻣُنِيْ ﻧَﻔَﻘَﺎﺗُﻬُﻢْ ﺷَﺮْﻋًﺎ ﻓَﺮْﺿًﺎ ِﻟﻠﻪِ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ

"I intend to issue zakat fitrah for myself and all those whose livelihood is my responsibility, fardu because of Allah Ta'âlâ."

Intention of Zakat Fitrah for the Representative

ﻧَﻮَﻳْﺖُ ﺃَﻥْ ﺃُﺧْﺮِﺝَ ﺯَﻛَﺎﺓَ ﺍﻟْﻔِﻄْﺮِ ﻋَﻦْ (..…) ﻓَﺮْﺿًﺎ ِﻟﻠﻪِ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ

"I intend to pay zakat fitrah for ... (state specific name), fardu because of Allah Ta'âlâ."

When receiving zakat fitrah, a recipient is praised by praying for the giver of zakat with good prayers. Prayers can be pronounced in any language.

Among the sample prayers are as below:

ﺁﺟَﺮَﻙ ﺍﻟﻠﻪُ ﻓِﻴْﻤَﺎ ﺍَﻋْﻄَﻴْﺖَ ، ﻭَﺑَﺎﺭَﻙَ ﻓِﻴْﻤَﺎ ﺍَﺑْﻘَﻴْﺖَ ﻭَﺟَﻌَﻠَﻪُ ﻟَﻚَ ﻃَﻬُﻮْﺭًﺍ

"May Allah reward what you give, and may Allah give blessings on the property you keep and make it a cleaner for you."

It should be noted that as it is not obligatory for talaffudh, the use of Arabic when the talaffudh is performed is also not mandatory.

A person can pronounce the intention in their respective local language because in principle it is only a "means of assistance" to solidify the intention of giving zakat al-fitr, either for oneself or for others. The most important thing is the awakening of the heart that he really intends to pay zakat fitrah.