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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-607: ADAKAH BAPA WAJIB MEMBAYAR ZAKAT FITRAH UNTUK ANAK YANG MASIH BERSEKOLAH TETAPI MEMPUNYAI SUMBER PENDAPATAN SENDIRI?
Must a father pay zakat fitrah for a child who is still in school but has his own income?
Short answer
A father is not obliged to pay zakat fitrah for a child who is able to earn his own income, even while still in school, because the father's duty to provide maintenance for the child has ceased.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A father is not obliged to pay zakat fitrah for a child who is able to earn his own income, even while still in school, because the father's duty to provide maintenance for the child has ceased. The father should explain to the child that the obligation falls on the child to fulfil. The father may pay on the child's behalf out of kindness, provided he has the child's permission.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak wajib bagi seorang bapa untuk membayar zakat fitrah bagi anaknya yang telah mempunyai kemampuan untuk menjana sumber pendapatan sendiri sekalipun masih bersekolah
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-607: ADAKAH BAPA WAJIB MEMBAYAR ZAKAT FITRAH UNTUK ANAK YANG MASIH BERSEKOLAH TETAPI MEMPUNYAI SUMBER PENDAPATAN SENDIRI?”, 30 August 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4956-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-607-adakah-bapa-wajib-membayar-zakat-fitrah-untuk-anak-yang-masih-bersekolah-tetapi-mempunyai-sumber-pendapatan-sendiri. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/father-pay-zakat-fitrah-child-own-income/