Eid Mubarrak - Zakat Fitrah

Ramadan is coming to an end. Malaysians would celebrate Hari Raya Aidil Fitri i.e.Eid Mubarrak either Tuesday September 30th OR October 1st.Actually during Ramadan Muslims do not just refrain from eating and drinking from sun rise to sun set. In fact Muslims are also prohibited from sex with the spouse, watch porno dvds, steal even the smallest thing like pencil and of course masturbation DURING THE DAY.I remember in summer 1988 when Ramadan was during the summer.Just looking at the Caucasian girls in my class wearing shorts and loose blouse made my sexual lust to crave BUT alhamdulillah I kept on with my Fasting.
Muslims are also required to pay the zakat fitrah i.e.the price of a bowl of rice for the poor.This particular zakat price in local denomination of a certain location MUST be paid to the Imam or religious leader BEFORE the Eid Mubarrak morning prayer or the sunat Aidil Fitri prayer.For instance for the province of Negri Sembilan Malaysia the zakat per head is RM6.50 ( I paid my zakat at Negri Sembilan State mosque on September 25th 2008)
While in Saskatoon from 1987 to 1990, I always paid my fitrah before the Eid prayer at Saskatoon Mosque.

LATEST on Malaysian Gas Prices

On September 25th 2008, the Pak Lah Government reduced the price of Ron 97 and Diesel 10 sen per litre. The new gas price is Ron 97 @ RM2.45 per litre and Diesel @ RM2.48 per litre.

I presume the RM625 rebate is still on until March 2009.