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Fatwa Mengenai Zakat Sebagai Pinjaman
Is it permissible to give zakat money to recipients as a loan?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that zakat money may not be given as a loan.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa (Warta)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that zakat money may not be given as a loan. The reason given is that zakat wealth is tamlik, meaning a transfer of ownership to the recipient, and is not meant to be lent. The ruling was made at meetings No. 1/2016 and No. 5/2018 and gazetted under section 48 of the Administration of the Religion of Islam (State of Penang) Enactment 2004.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Fatwanya ialah wang zakat tidak harus diberi sebagai bantuan pinjaman kerana harta zakat merupakan tamlik (memberi milik) bukan untuk pinjaman.
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “Fatwa Mengenai Zakat Sebagai Pinjaman”, date not stated. https://mufti.penang.gov.my/index.php/awam/fatwa-1/himpunan-fatwa#fatwa-mengenai-zakat-sebagai-pinjaman. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-zakat-be-given-as-loan/