✅ Answer: Pay attention to the following narrations:

1⃣عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: الْفِطْرَةُ عَلَى كُلِّ قَوْمٍ مِمَّا يَغْذُونَ عِيَالَاتِهِمْ من لَبَنٍ أَوْ زَبِيبٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ

📚 Tahdhib, Vol. 4, p. 78

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Zakat al-Fitra for every people is from that with which they nourish their dependents, whether it be milk, raisins, or otherwise.

2⃣ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمَذَانِيِّ اخْتَلَفَتِ الرِّوَايَاتُ فِي الْفِطْرَةِ فَكَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ صَاحِبِ الْعَسْكَرِ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَكَتَبَ أَنَّ الْفِطْرَةَ صَاعٌ مِنْ قُوتِ بَلَدِكَ عَلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ وَ الْيَمَن وَ الطَّائِفِ وَ أَطْرَافِ الشَّامِ وَ الْيَمَامَةِ وَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ وَ الْعِرَاقَيْنِ وَ فَارِسَ وَ الْأَهْوَازِ وَ كِرْمَانَ تَمْرٌ... الی ان قال وَ مَنْ سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَعَلَيْهِمْ مَا غَلَبَ قُوتَهُمْ

📚 Tahdhib, Vol. 4, p. 79

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad says: The narrations regarding Zakat al-Fitra differed, so I wrote to Imam Askari, peace be upon him, asking about it. The Imam wrote: Indeed, Fitra is one sa’ of the sustenance and food of your city!

For the people of Mecca, Yemen, Taif, the outskirts of Sham, Yamama, Bahrain, the two Iraqs (Kufa and Basra), Persia, Ahvaz, and Kerman, it is dates... until he said: And for others, it is whatever is the predominant food and sustenance of their region!

3⃣يُونُسَ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّهِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ هَلْ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْبَوَادِي الْفِطْرَةُ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْفِطْرَةُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنِ اقْتَاتَ قُوتاً فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُؤَدِّيَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْقُوت

📚 Kafi, Vol. 4, p. 173

Someone says: I said to Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him: May I be your ransom! Is Zakat al-Fitra also obligatory on the Bedouins? The Imam said: Whoever eats a certain food and makes it their primary sustenance, it is upon them to pay Zakat al-Fitra from that same food and sustenance!

4⃣عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّه قَالَ: لَا بَأْسَ بِالْقِيمَةِ فِي الْفِطْرَة

📚 Tahdhib, Vol. 4, p. 86

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Regarding Zakat al-Fitra, there is no issue with giving its monetary value!

5⃣عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّه فِي حَدِيثٍ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَهُ عَنْ صَدَقَةِ الْفِطْرَةِ فَقَالَ التَّمْرُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ فَإِنَّ لَكَ بِكُلِّ تَمْرَةٍ نَخْلَةً فِي الْجَنَّة

📚 Tahdhib, Vol. 4, p. 86

Abdullah ibn Sinan asked Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, about Zakat al-Fitra; the Imam said: Dried dates (tamr) are more beloved to me, for with every dried date, a date palm will be planted for you in Paradise!

6⃣عَنْ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو عَبْداللَّه لَأَنْ أُعْطِيَ صَاعاً مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْطِيَ صَاعاً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي الْفِطْرَةِ.

📚 Tahdhib, Vol. 4, p. 85

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: If I give one sa’ of dried dates for Zakat al-Fitra, it is more beloved to me than giving one sa’ of gold!

✅ The criterion for the type of Zakat al-Fitra in the above narrations is: 'The food and sustenance that a person adopts as their base,'

'That with which a person nourishes their dependents,'

'The food and sustenance of the people of each city,'

and 'The predominant food and sustenance of each city.'

The examples of this criterion have varied across regions and times, and the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, have specified some examples from their era, though many of these have changed in our time.

In past eras, due to the limited variety of foods and the clear identification of a family’s or city’s staple food, determining the predominant sustenance was easier. Today, with the abundance of blessings in many cities, some ambiguity may arise in determining the predominant sustenance.

Of course, the people of each region must determine and pay their Zakat al-Fitra according to the narrational criteria. However, in many urban areas today, the primary and foundational sustenance of cities has become rice. Although wheat remains an inseparable part of their diet, the predominant food upon which households rely is rice. Coupled with the principle of caution, it is appropriate in regions where rice is the predominant sustenance to give rice.

✅ In narration 4⃣ and others, permission has been granted to convert the type of Zakat al-Fitra into its monetary value, allowing one to pay its price instead.

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

اَللّهُمَّ عَجِّل لِوَلیِّکَ الفَرَجَ وَ العافیَةَ وَ النَّصرَ

✅ Matters related to Zakat al-Fitra (Fitriyya):

💠 What should be paid for Zakat al-Fitra:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/1294

💠 The time for paying Zakat al-Fitra:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/1279

💠 The importance of Zakat al-Fitra and to whom it should be paid:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/1234

💠 Zakat al-Fitra (Fitriyya) and the expiation (kaffara) for Sayyids:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/1157

💠 The ruling on paying Zakat al-Fitra to someone not entitled to it:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/790

💠 Permissibility of paying the monetary value of Zakat al-Fitra

and that the poor can spend it however they wish:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/732

💠 Zakat cannot be given to someone whose sustenance you provide:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/706

💠 Zakat al-Fitra is distributed among those present (in the city) and not sent to another land, even if no eligible recipient is found:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/701

💠 Which charity is forbidden for Sayyids:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/635

💠 The undesirability of fasting for two or three days after Eid al-Fitr:

https://t.me/porseshvapasokhe/703

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَشْکُو إِلَیْکَ فَقْدَ نَبِیِّنَا وَ غَیْبَةَ وَلِیِّنَا وَ شِدَّةَ الزَّمَانِ عَلَیْنَا وَ وُقُوعَ الْفِتَنِ بِنَا وَ تَظَاهُرَ الْأَعْدَاءِ وَ کَثْرَةَ عَدُوِّنَا وَ قِلَّةَ عَدَدِنَا اللَّهُمَّ فَافْرِجْ ذَلِکَ بِفَتْحٍ مِنْکَ تُعَجِّلُهُ وَ بِصَبْرٍ مِنْکَ تُیَسِّرُهُ وَ إِمَامِ عَدْلٍ تُظْهِرُهُ إِلَهَ الْحَقِّ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِینَ

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

The highly comprehensive and unparalleled 45th prayer of Sahifa Sajjadiyya for bidding farewell to the month of Ramadan should be recited.