FatwaPerakZakat
Apakah keharusan sesebuah syarikat membayar sebahagian sahaja jumlah zakat yang wajib kepada Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Melyu Perak manakala sebahagian bakinya diagihkan sendiri oleh syarikat?
May a company pay only part of its obligatory zakat to the Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council and distribute the remainder itself?
Short answer
A company should pay its entire zakat directly to the Baitulmal of the Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council, so that distribution to the asnaf follows the proper method.
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
A company should pay its entire zakat directly to the Baitulmal of the Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council, so that distribution to the asnaf follows the proper method. This accords with Section 76 of the Perak Administration of Islamic Religion Enactment 2004, which empowers the Council to collect zakat. The fatwa cites the Shafi'i view that when the ruler requests zakat on apparent wealth, it must be paid to the ruler. Anyone wishing to distribute zakat personally must have sufficient knowledge to identify each asnaf.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sesebuah syarikat perlulah membayar keseluruhan wang zakat terus kepada Baitulmal, Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Melyu Perak bagi mengelakkan pembahagian yang tidak mengikuti tata cara pengagihan asnaf bertepatan al-Quran.
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. “Apakah keharusan sesebuah syarikat membayar sebahagian sahaja jumlah zakat yang wajib kepada Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Melyu Perak manakala sebahagian bakinya diagihkan sendiri oleh syarikat?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#payment-5. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/company-pay-part-zakat-distribute-itself/