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Just a reminder to give Zakat ul Fitr before Eid Prayer.

Amount= approx. 3kg of grain(wheat or rice) per Family member. (or equivalent amount of money according to some scholars)


Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 25, Number 579:

Narrated Ibn Umar:
Allah's Apostle enjoined the payment of one Sa' of dates or one Sa' of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people went out to offer the 'Id prayer. (One Sa' = 3 Kilograms approx.)

Fate of the one who doesn't give Zakat:

Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 24, Number 486:

Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever is made wealthy by Allah and does not pay the Zakat of his wealth, then on the Day of Resurrection his wealth will be made like a bald-headed poisonous male snake with two black spots over the eyes. The snake will encircle his neck and bite his cheeks and say, 'I am your wealth, I am your treasure.' " Then the Prophet recited the holy verses:-- 'Let not those who withhold . . .' (to the end of the verse). (3.180).