FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
AL-KAFI #1076: ADAKAH SETIAP ORANG BEKERJA WAJIB KELUAR ZAKAT
Is every person who works obliged to pay zakat?
Short answer
A working person must pay zakat only when three conditions are met: being Muslim, reaching the nisab and completing the haul.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A working person must pay zakat only when three conditions are met: being Muslim, reaching the nisab and completing the haul. The haul means the wealth has been held for one full lunar year. Zakat on employment applies to income such as salary, wages, allowances, remuneration and bonuses that qualify for zakat, as stated in the Federal Territories fatwa and the National Fatwa Committee resolution.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa zakat ke atas pendapatan penggajian adalah wajib bagi orang yang layak mengeluarkan zakat.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1076: ADAKAH SETIAP ORANG BEKERJA WAJIB KELUAR ZAKAT”, 3 February 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3075-al-kafi-adakah-setiap-orang-bekerja-wajib-keluar-zakat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-every-working-person-obliged-to-pay-zakat/