FatwaPenangZakat
PENGAGIHAN DANA ZAKAT KEPADA GOLONGAN BUKAN ISLAM
Can zakat funds be distributed to non-Muslims?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that zakat funds may not be given to non-Muslims.
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 ruled that zakat funds may not be given to non-Muslims. Visiting programmes for patients in hospitals are considered good and should continue. However, any contribution for non-Muslims in such programmes must come from other sources, not from zakat.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sumber zakat tidak boleh diberikan kepada orang bukan Islam.
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. “PENGAGIHAN DANA ZAKAT KEPADA GOLONGAN BUKAN ISLAM”, 30 November 2006. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=611. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-zakat-funds-go-to-non-muslims/