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Fatwa Berkenaan Dengan Kewajipan Zakat Ke Atas Aset Digital
Is zakat obligatory on digital assets?
Short answer
Digital assets that have been certified Shariah compliant, hold value and are traded are subject to business zakat at the rate of 2.5%.
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
- Status
- Gazetted
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Wilayah Persekutuan (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Zakat
Gazette evidence in the source: P.U. (B) 551
WARTA KERAJAAN PERSEKUTUAN
Summary
Digital assets that have been certified Shariah compliant, hold value and are traded are subject to business zakat at the rate of 2.5%. For the purpose of this fatwa, zakat is obligatory once the digital assets exceed the nisab and a full year has passed. The ruling was decided by the Islamic Legal Consultative Committee of the Federal Territories and gazetted in 2022.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Apa-apa aset digital yang telah disahkan patuh Syariah, memiliki nilai dan diniagakan hendaklah dikenakan zakat perniagaan dengan perkadaran 2.5%.
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. “Fatwa Berkenaan Dengan Kewajipan Zakat Ke Atas Aset Digital”, date not stated. https://efatwa.muftiwp.gov.my/fatwa/PUB551%20WARTA%202022%20-%20FATWA%20BERKENAAN%20DENGAN%20KEWAJIPAN%20ZAKAT%20KE%20ATAS%20ASET%20DIGITAL. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-zakat-obligatory-on-digital-assets/