KARACHI: Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Munibur Rehman announced on Monday that the faithful should pay Rs100 per head as Fitra if they wanted to make the payment on the basis of wheat flour price. In a statement, Mufti Munib said Fitra worked out to Rs320 per head as per the price of barley, Rs1,600 as per the price of dates, Rs1,920 as per the price of raisin and Rs3,540 as per the price of cheese. The benchmark for penance for false swearing has been set at Rs1,250 (flour), Rs3,200 (barley), Rs16,000 (dates), Rs19,200 (raisin) and Rs35,400 (cheese). Mufti Munib said the real spirit behind the Fitra and Fidya was a two-time meal for a destitute person, which cost around Rs125 a day. He said the wealthy people should try to pay more as this is also the wish of the Almighty Allah.

Source: Pakistan Today April 27, 2020 09:11 UTC