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Penyelarasan Kaedah Penentuan Harga Zakat Fitrah Seluruh Malaysia
How is the price of zakat fitrah determined uniformly across Malaysia?
Short answer
The 51st Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 11 March 2002, decided that the zakat fitrah rate in each state is based on the current price of Super Tempatan Grade A rice for one Baghdad gantang, equivalent to 2.70 kilograms.
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
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 51st Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 11 March 2002, decided that the zakat fitrah rate in each state is based on the current price of Super Tempatan Grade A rice for one Baghdad gantang, equivalent to 2.70 kilograms. For rice of other grades, the rate is calculated according to the one Baghdad gantang measure.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Harga zakat fitrah bagi negeri-negeri adalah berdasarkan harga semasa bagi beras Super Tempatan Gred A yang beratnya satu gantang Baghdad iaitu bersamaan 2.70 kilogram
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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). “Penyelarasan Kaedah Penentuan Harga Zakat Fitrah Seluruh Malaysia”, 11 March 2002. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#penyelarasan-kaedah-penentuan-harga-zakat-fitrah-seluruh-malaysia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/how-zakat-fitrah-price-determined-malaysia/