Zakat Fitrah in Singapore: Rate, Deadline and Who Pays

Zakat fitrah in Singapore is a fixed amount per person, set by MUIS for each Ramadan, so always check which year a rate belongs to before you pay. This guide covers the latest official rates, how MUIS works them out from the price of rice, when payment opens and closes, and who pays for children.

1What are the zakat fitrah Singapore rates, year by year?

The official amounts are per person, not per household. The table shows the latest MUIS rates next to the previous year's, so an older figure is easy to spot.

Sources: MUIS's 2026 announcement¹ and MUIS's 2025 announcement².

For a household payment, identify everyone whose fitrah you are arranging before selecting the amount. A per-person rate should not be mistaken for a single payment covering the whole family. If responsibility for a particular family member is unclear, resolve that question rather than simply adding or removing them from the payment.

Why are there normal and higher rates?

MUIS explains that it introduced the two-tier system in 2005 to accommodate Muslims wishing to contribute above the normal rate, particularly those who consume higher-grade or premium rice. Its guidance says contributors may choose the rate that best aligns with their daily consumption.

That gives you a practical starting point: consider the rice you ordinarily eat. The distinction is not presented in the cited announcement as an adult rate versus a child rate, or a household rate versus an individual rate. See MUIS's explanation of the tiers².

2How is the rice-based rate calculated?

MUIS's 2025 explanation says the rates derive from the median price of 2.3 kg of rice, in a normal and a higher grade. The 2026 announcement¹ likewise identifies the median price of normal and higher-grade rice as the basis.

This is an officially published benchmark. It is not an instruction to take the price of whichever rice packet you last bought and calculate your own replacement rate. Use the applicable MUIS announcement for the Ramadan in which you are paying.

The legal definition also recognises the connection between food and money: AMLA⁶ defines fitrah as rice or its equivalent monetary value, payable annually by a Muslim during Ramadan.

3When can you pay, and what is the deadline?

MUIS says payment can begin from 1 Ramadan and advises the public to fulfil the obligation early.

Its deadline wording is explicit: zakat fitrah must be fulfilled during Ramadan and before Hari Raya Aidilfitri prayers begin. Both points appear in the 2026 release¹.

Do not read “before Hari Raya prayers” as permission to leave payment until later on Hari Raya day. For planning, follow the stated Ramadan payment window rather than relying on last-minute access to a counter or device. Eid prayer times differ between mosques, so check your own mosque's time if you are paying on the last night.

What is the hadith basis?

Sahih al-Bukhari 1503⁷ reports that the Prophet ﷺ enjoined zakat al-fitr on Muslims, young and old, and ordered that it be paid before people went out for the Eid prayer. This provides the hadith basis for the pre-prayer timing, rather than leaving it as an unexplained administrative deadline.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1511⁸ also records that people used to give it a day or two before Eid. That report should be read alongside MUIS's local guidance allowing payment from the beginning of Ramadan, not used here to narrow the published payment window.

4Who must pay, including children and babies?

Muslim.sg⁴ describes zakat fitrah as obligatory upon all Muslims. The hadith wording in Bukhari includes “young or old”, while Sahih Muslim 984a⁹ also records its prescription for male and female Muslims.

Children therefore should not be left out merely because they are too young to earn a salary. However, being included in the obligation and personally handling the payment are different questions.

Muslim.sg states: “If a child does not have any wealth, his Zakat Fitrah must be paid by his father, according to scholarly consensus and as reported by Ibn al-Mundhir and others.” In practice, most Singapore parents pay their young children's fitrah together with their own.

If a baby is born close to the end of Ramadan, ask your ustaz or the Office of the Mufti whether fitrah is due for the baby that year.

5Where can you pay safely?

Use official MUIS channels and verify the payment route before entering personal or payment information. Muslim.sg³ explains that MUIS is the authorised body responsible for Singapore's zakat system under AMLA.

MUIS's Ramadan 2026 release lists self-service kiosks at 51 participating mosques. It says verified channels support transaction security and proper allocation of zakat to all eight asnaf, or categories of recipients. These are dated details from the announcement¹, not a guarantee that every mosque offers the same facilities.

For questions about SedekahSG's own programme descriptions, use SedekahSG's contact page. For fitrah obligations or confirmation of an official payment channel, use MUIS guidance rather than assuming that a project page answers those questions.

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6What is the zakat fitrah rate for Ramadan 2027?

MUIS has not yet announced the rate for Ramadan 2027. Rates are set each year from rice prices, so the 2026 figure should not be assumed to carry over.

Wait for the MUIS announcement that names Ramadan 2027 before paying.

7Should other giving be kept separate from fitrah?

If you also want to explore other giving projects, keep that decision distinct from checking your fitrah amount and official payment route. A project's name alone does not establish that it is an authorised fitrah channel.

SedekahSG has information on waqaf masjid building, waqaf madrasah building and Ramadan food programmes. Read those as separate programme options, not as evidence that a contribution fulfils zakat fitrah.