Before the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the end of Ramadan, every adult Muslim who possesses food in excess of their needs must pay Zakaat al-Fitr (fitraanah). The head of household can also pay Zakaat Al-Fitr for their dependants.
 
Zakaat al-Fitr can be paid during the month of Ramadaan, before the congregational worship of Eid Al-Fitr at the latest, so that the poor can enjoy the day of Eid. Recipients of Zakaat Al-Fitr are people who are poor and people who are in need – the same people entitled to receive general zakaat.
 
The minimum amount due is the equivalent of about 2 kg of wheat flour, rice or other staple foodstuff, per member of the household, including dependants, even if they do not live in the same house. WPIC will collect $15 per person for to ditribute to the needy.