Islamic Ministry has announced that they will be accepting this year's fitr zakat from 20th May, Sunday onward. 

The announcement released by Islamic Ministry clarified that zakat payments can be made from 10:30 am to 01:00 pm at Islamic Center, Hulhumale' Community Center and the Housing Ministry Unit in Villimale'. While island councils will accept payments in the atolls, payments in Addu, Fuvahmulah and GDh. Thinadhoo can be made at locations allocated by the ministry.

The amount for zakat is said to be money worth 2.4 kg rice grain per person. Islamic Ministry has said that one must donate money worth 2.4 kg of the general type of rice grains used by the individual throughout the year. Therefore the average person in Male' has to pay MVR 13 per person if calculated with normal rice grains, MVR 43 if its Thai rice grains and MVR 81 if its Basmati rice. 

Islanders have to pay according to the price ranges in their respective atolls. 

Islamic Ministry has stated that they will be accepting zakat till 01:00 pm on 13th June, Wednesday.