FatwaPenangZakat
SUMBER ZAKAT (PEMBELIAN KENDERAAN)
Can zakat funds be used to purchase vehicles?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee unanimously decided that zakat funds may not be used to purchase vehicles.
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
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee unanimously decided that zakat funds may not be used to purchase vehicles. The decision was made at meeting No. 2/2002 on 13 June 2002. The committee stated that reference sources and the views of reliable contemporary scholars clearly disallow it.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
telah sebulat suara memutuskan dengan tidak membenarkan penggunaan sumber zakat bagi maksud pembelian ini
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. “SUMBER ZAKAT (PEMBELIAN KENDERAAN)”, 13 June 2002. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=64. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-zakat-funds-buy-vehicles/