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Hukum Menjadikan Caruman Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) Sebagai Harta Sepencarian
Can EPF (KWSP) contributions be treated as matrimonial property (harta sepencarian)?
Short answer
The 67th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 22 February 2005, ruled that EPF contributions cannot be regarded as harta sepencarian.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Inheritance, Wills & Gifts
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 67th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 22 February 2005, ruled that EPF contributions cannot be regarded as harta sepencarian. The funds are classified as estate (harta pusaka). They are to be distributed according to the rules of faraid.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa Wang caruman KWSP tidak boleh dianggap sebagai harta sepencarian dan menetapkan wang tersebut sebagai harta pusaka yang perlu dibahagikan mengikut hukum faraid.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Menjadikan Caruman Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) Sebagai Harta Sepencarian”, 22 February 2005. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-menjadikan-caruman-kumpulan-wang-simpanan-pekerja-kwsp-sebagai-harta-sepencarian. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/epf-contributions-as-matrimonial-property/