The Department of Zakat Affairs at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) has authorised the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and the Qatar Charity (QC) to receive Zakat al-Fitr during Ramadan.
In a statement issued by Awqaf, the department urged Muslims to pay Zakat al-Fitr through the channels to help the administration deliver it to those who deserve it within Qatar at the specified time before the Eid prayer.

The Zakat Affairs Department director Saad Imran al-Kuwari said more efforts are exerted annually before and during the blessed Ramadan to provide the best services to those who pay Zakat and the beneficiaries.

The department, earlier this month, set the amount of Zakat al-Fitr at QR 15 and said it must be paid before the Eid al-Fitr prayer. The department explained that the basic principle of Zakat al-Fitr is to take it out from the staple food item of most people, which is rice, and the amount is 2.5kg, with the possibility of paying it in cash at a value of QR15.

Regarding the administration’s preparations to receive Zakat from individuals and companies, al-Kuwari explained that the department communicates with the taxpayers on an ongoing basis through various communication tools to pay the Zakat on their money and Zakat al-Fitr. “The department has been receiving Zakat al-Fitr from the public since the first day of Ramadan.

The Department of Zakat Affairs also calculates the Zakat of small and medium-sized private companies, not listed on the stock exchange based on their request. “The department provides this service to companies and businessmen believing in its vital role in serving society. The department currently has 33 offices and fixed collection points, which are spread in vital areas of the country such as markets, commercial complexes and near major mosques,” he said.

Zakat payers can contact the express collector during Ramadan on (55199996) and (55199990). Two collectors are ready to reach the donors to receive their Zakat during official working hours. The public can pay the zakat on their money and zakat al-Fitr through the Zakat Affairs Department application on smartphones as well.

They can download the application through the following links : ZfApl / islam.qa / /: https on Apple devices - ZfAnd / islam.qa / /:https on Android devices or through the Department’s website. They can pay Zakat through direct transfer by accessing the websites of the banks in which the department has accounts.

Al-Kuwari said the legal specialists in the department are ready to receive communications related to calculating the zakat of individuals, economic institutions and companies of various types. “The Department provides this service to those wishing to serve throughout the year during the official working hours. In Ramadan, these communications are received from 9 am to 2 pm,” he said.