What to do if the price rises on the day of Eid after sadaqat al-fitr has been paid?
Question
Sadaqat al-fitr had been paid in advance, and when the day of Eid came the price rose. Must the increased value now be paid or not?
Answer
Let him give in addition as much as the price has increased. Editor’s note: since the obligation to pay sadaqat al-fitr arises at dawn on 1 Shawwal, i.e. the day of breaking the fast (yawm al-fitr), whoever paid sadaqat al-fitr in advance and then the price rose will have to give as much as it has increased, because the payment was originally wajib on the day of breaking the…
Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya
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