Orphaned Child Fatrana Payment Responsibility
For the orphaned child, without wealth responsibility of payment of Fatrana lies on ___
Overview
For an orphaned child without wealth, the responsibility of payment of Fatrana lies on the man or woman on whom he depends.
This means that the guardian or caregiver of the orphaned child is responsible for making the Fatrana payment on their behalf.
Fitrana is an essential aspect of Islamic charity, and its payment is obligatory for those who have the means to do so.
The obligation to pay Fitrana extends to those who are responsible for the care and well-being of others, including orphaned children.
Explanation
Fitrana is the Urdu word for the Arabic al-fitr,
Also known as Zakat al-Fitr.
or the special Zakat,
or obligatory alms, of “Breaking the Fast” at the end of the month of Ramadan.
“Fitrana” refers specifically to the name of the obligatory payment, called fitrah in Arabic.
It derives from the Arabic word fitr,
which literally means “the ‘nature’ upon which God created the human being.”
