ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Allama Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi, has announced the Nisab and recommended amounts for Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (Fitrana) and Fidya-i-Saum for the current year.

According to Dr Naeemi the minimum amount of Sadaqat-ul-Fitr and Fidya-i-Saum has been fixed at Rs300 per person.

He said the amount varies depending on the commodity used for calculation. Based on wheat flour, the amount is Rs300 per person, Rs1,100 according to barley, Rs1,600 according to dates, Rs3,800 according to raisins, and Rs5,400 according to dried dates. Based on government-subsidised flour, the amount is Rs200 per person.

The CII chairman said that Sadaqat-ul-Fitr is obligatory upon every Muslim man, woman, adult, and children, who possess financial means.

He also announced Fidya amounts for 30 missed fasts and added that according to wheat calculation, the Fidya for 30 fasts amounts to Rs9,000, Rs33,000 for barley, Rs48,000 for dates, Rs114,000 for raisins and Rs162,000 for Munakka, depending upon the main diet of the faithful.

These calculations have been made on approximately two kilogrammes for wheat, and approximately four kilogrammes as a precaution for barley, dates, and raisins. Based on government flour rates, the Fidya for 30 fasts amounts to Rs6,000.

He said that expiation (Kaffarah) for deliberately breaking a fast is either to observe 60 consecutive fasts or to feed 60 needy persons two meals for each missed fast.

Published in Dawn, February 10th, 2026