It must be given in food as was mandated by the Prophet salla Allahu
alaihi wa sallam.

I have a one question regarding zakaat al fitr , in our native (india) we are paying zakaat al fitr in the form of money but in saudi arabia we heard with some ulamas that it is must to pay in the form of food only not by cash , please shed some light on this topic….

Zakat | July 8, 2016 1:25 am
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Is zakat paid based on 2.5% per thousand or 2.5% of total bank balance ? Also, does this include multiple accounts as I have over £1000 in 1 account and only £20 in another account as well as £20 at home. So would I pay zakaat on £1040?
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my question is:I have a land which i initially bought Four years ago with the intent to developed/built a house on it. Later I changed my mine to sell it so that I can meet up some of my needs. The amount of the land is upto nisab zakkat. Though the gain made is not much, less that the nisab. Do I have to calculate and pay zakat from the proceed?