Discharging

Q: Will sadaqatul fitr be discharged if the father discharged it on behalf of his baaligh children (who have above the nisaab amount but he still looks after them) but they were only informed that the sadaqatul fitr was discharged in their behalf a few days after Ramadan ended. He pays their sadaqatul fitr every year but forgot to actually mention it to them this year before discharging it.

Q:

1. Is fitra obligatory?

2. Can we pay fitra in advance?

3. What is the time to give fitra, before eid prayer or after eid prayer?

4. Do we have to pay fitra for a guest as well?

Q: Do I have to discharge fitrah of the previous years if I had discharged it on behalf of my baaligh children and my wife without their making me a wakeel for them or asking me to pay it? It was known to some of them that I pay their fitrah every year.

Q: Can we give clothes, books, etc. in Sadaqatul fitr?

Q: With the money for fitra, can you put it in any charity box or give it to any charity? Is it only for wheat or what? Please explain how to give it to a charity (not giving it yourself, but paying for it in cash to be distributed); I hope I am understood.

Q: Please clarify the following:

1. Is fitrah obligatory on every individual or is it the duty of the head of the household to pay it on Eid-ul-Adha?

2. If the fitrah wasn't paid on time then what is due on the person?

3. How much is fitrah?

Q: If I didn't know I had to pay fitra for the past 10 years, how do I make up for it and will it count if I didn't know about fitra but my father used to pay it for me without telling me?

Q: Is it permissible to give money (Cash) as Zakaatul Fitr instead of dates or barley? Because it is very difficult to find a poor muslim who to take actual food to in the locality in which I live. Also, is it permissible to give Zakaatul-Fitr in the middle of Ramadan instead of waiting till Eid?

Q: What is fitr for a single roza in Pakistani rupees?