FatwaPerakZakat
Bagaimanakah kiraan gaji atau upah kepada amil zakat dalam kalangan kakitangan Majlis Agama Islam Perak?
How is the salary or wage of zakat collectors (amil) among Perak Islamic Religious Council staff calculated?
Short answer
Council staff are paid a salary for their other duties.
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
Council staff are paid a salary for their other duties. Payment as an amil follows the rates which, according to the fatwa, have been set in the Quran, namely one twelfth for amil of zakat fitrah and one sixteenth for amil of wealth zakat.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai seorang kakitangan Majlis, mereka dibayar gaji atas tugas yang lain.
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. “Bagaimanakah kiraan gaji atau upah kepada amil zakat dalam kalangan kakitangan Majlis Agama Islam Perak?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#payment-8. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/calculation-of-amil-zakat-wages-perak-staff/