FatwaPerakZakat
Saya adalah salah seorang Imam dan Amil Zakat harta yang telah dilantik oleh Majlis Agama Islam dan Zakat Perak dan telah berkhidmat lebih kurang 10 tahun sehingga ke hari ini. Persoalan saya adalah: Bolehkah saya mengambil bahagian 1/16 di atas zakat harta saya sendiri? Apakah hukumnya di atas pengambilan itu? Adakah halal atau sebaliknya?
May a zakat collector (amil) take the amil share of 1/16 from his own wealth zakat?
Short answer
An amil is not permitted to take the amil share for himself, even when the zakat is on his own wealth.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
An amil is not permitted to take the amil share for himself, even when the zakat is on his own wealth. The ruling cites al-Fiqh al-Manhaji, which describes an amil as an officer appointed by the authority and paid according to the work done. The payment may not be increased and may not be fixed as a set percentage of the amount collected.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan penjelasan mengenai takrifan amil di atas, maka tindakan untuk mengambil sendiri bahagian amil adalah tidak dibolehkan walaupun zakat tersebut adalah zakat harta sendiri.
Read the full fatwa on the Perak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Saya adalah salah seorang Imam dan Amil Zakat harta yang telah dilantik oleh Majlis Agama Islam dan Zakat Perak dan telah berkhidmat lebih kurang 10 tahun sehingga ke hari ini. Persoalan saya adalah: Bolehkah saya mengambil bahagian 1/16 di atas zakat harta saya sendiri? Apakah hukumnya di atas pengambilan itu? Adakah halal atau sebaliknya?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#payment-23. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/amil-taking-share-of-own-zakat/