FatwaFederal TerritoriesCrime & Sharia Law
AL-KAFI #2012: HUKUM PENGUTIPAN DERMA BAGI TUJUAN PEMBAYARAN DENDA
Is it permissible to solicit or collect donations to pay a court-imposed defamation fine or damages?
Short answer
Helping someone pay a fine or damages ordered by a court is basically permissible, as long as the donor does not intend to encourage the wrongdoing.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Crime & Sharia Law
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Helping someone pay a fine or damages ordered by a court is basically permissible, as long as the donor does not intend to encourage the wrongdoing. The donor should ensure the offender has repented, so the money is not used to repeat the offence and the offence is not taken lightly. If the contribution is meant to encourage the offender to repeat the wrongdoing, it is forbidden, based on the prohibition of cooperating in sin and transgression.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebaliknya jika seseorang yang memberikan sumbangan tersebut bertujuan untuk mendorong pelaku sesuatu kesalahan tersebut mengulanginya lagi, maka dalam keadaan ini pemberian sumbangan tersebut adalah haram.
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. “AL-KAFI #2012: HUKUM PENGUTIPAN DERMA BAGI TUJUAN PEMBAYARAN DENDA”, 28 December 2024. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/6093-al-kafi-2012-hukum-pengutipan-derma-bagi-tujuan-pembayaran-denda. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/donations-to-pay-defamation-fine-ruling/