FatwaPenangZakat
STATUS FI SABILILLAH BAGI PENERIMA BANTUAN PENDIDIKAN MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI PULAU PINANG DARIPADA SUMBER ZAKAT
Can recipients of Penang Islamic Religious Council education aid from zakat funds be classed under the Fi Sabilillah category?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that education assistance from the Penang Islamic Religious Council, funded by zakat under the Fi Sabilillah category, is permissible and allowed.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that education assistance from the Penang Islamic Religious Council, funded by zakat under the Fi Sabilillah category, is permissible and allowed. The decision was made at Meeting No. 2/2019 held on 17 and 18 April 2019.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum Bantuan Pendidikan Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Pulau Pinang daripada sumber zakat, sinf (kategori) Fi Sabilillah adalah harus dan dibenarkan.
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “STATUS FI SABILILLAH BAGI PENERIMA BANTUAN PENDIDIKAN MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI PULAU PINANG DARIPADA SUMBER ZAKAT”, 17 April 2019. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1327. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/fi-sabilillah-status-zakat-education-aid-penang/