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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-597:ADAKAH BOLEH PEMBAYAR ZAKAT MENGAMBIL LEBIHAN BAYARAN ZAKAT SEBAGAI BAYARAN UNTUK ZAKAT TAHUN HADAPAN?
Can a zakat payer carry over an overpayment of zakat as payment for next year's zakat?
Short answer
An excess amount paid by mistake in calculating zakat cannot be treated as zakat payment for the following year.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
An excess amount paid by mistake in calculating zakat cannot be treated as zakat payment for the following year. Zakat is a specific act of worship that requires a specific intention for each payment, which distinguishes obligatory zakat from voluntary charity. The ruling also notes that a payment designated for a particular property cannot be applied to other property, since the payer did not intend it for that property.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, jika seseorang itu tersalah bayar maka kebihan tersebut tidak boleh dijadikan sebagai bayaran zakat untuk tahun seterusnya.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-597:ADAKAH BOLEH PEMBAYAR ZAKAT MENGAMBIL LEBIHAN BAYARAN ZAKAT SEBAGAI BAYARAN UNTUK ZAKAT TAHUN HADAPAN?”, 26 July 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4890-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-597-adakah-boleh-pembayar-zakat-mengambil-lebihan-bayaran-zakat-sebagai-bayaran-untuk-zakat-tahun-hadapan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/carry-over-zakat-overpayment-next-year/