FatwaPerakZakat
Adakah wajar zakat diagihkan sendiri tanpa melalui institusi yang dipertanggungjawabkan?
Is it appropriate to distribute zakat personally without going through the responsible institution?
Short answer
Citing al-Majmu' Syarhu al-Mazhab, the Shafi'i scholars agree that when the ruler requests zakat on apparent wealth, it must be handed over to the ruler out of obedience.
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
Citing al-Majmu' Syarhu al-Mazhab, the Shafi'i scholars agree that when the ruler requests zakat on apparent wealth, it must be handed over to the ruler out of obedience. If people refuse, the ruler may fight them, even if they are willing to pay the zakat themselves. Anyone who distributes zakat personally must have sufficient knowledge to determine and identify each asnaf specified in the Quran.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Orang yang membahagikan zakat sendiri perlu mempunyai ilmu yang cukup untuk menentukan dan mengenalpasti setiap asnaf yang telah ditetapkan dalam al-Quran.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Adakah wajar zakat diagihkan sendiri tanpa melalui institusi yang dipertanggungjawabkan?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#payment-19. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/distributing-zakat-personally-without-zakat-institution/