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Fatwa Kelayakan Sesuatu Badan Atau Entiti (Syakhsiah I’tibariah) Untuk Diiktiraf Sebagai Asnaf Fisabilillah
Can an organisation or entity be recognised as a fisabilillah zakat recipient?
Short answer
Zakat recipients may be individuals or entities (syakhsiah i'tibariah) whose activities accord with the Sharia rules on the use of zakat funds.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa Negeri Perlis
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Zakat recipients may be individuals or entities (syakhsiah i'tibariah) whose activities accord with the Sharia rules on the use of zakat funds. Organisations, bodies, schools, centres of learning or associations that strengthen Islamic law qualify for the fisabilillah share of zakat as separate recognised entities. The zakat collectors (amil) must first verify that an entity truly meets the meaning of fisabilillah as defined in the fatwa.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Organisasi, badan, sekolah, institusi ilmu, atau pertubuhan yang berperanan mengukuhkan syariat Islam layak untuk menerima bahagian zakat fisabilillah di atas status sebagai sebuah entiti berasingan yang diiktiraf (syakhsiah I'tibariah).
Read the full fatwa on the Perlis website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perlis State Mufti Department. “Fatwa Kelayakan Sesuatu Badan Atau Entiti (Syakhsiah I’tibariah) Untuk Diiktiraf Sebagai Asnaf Fisabilillah”, date not stated. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/himpunan-fatwa-negeri/1035-fatwa-kelayakan-sesuatu-badan-atau-entiti-syakhsiah-i-tibariah-untuk-diiktiraf-sebagai-asnaf-fisabilillah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/entity-eligibility-fisabilillah-zakat-recipient/