FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
MADU PERLU DIZAKATKAN?
Is zakat obligatory on honey?
Short answer
Scholars differ on zakat for honey. The view described as most preferred in al-Masail al-Mustajiddah makes zakat obligatory at ten percent of the honey's value, with a nisab of ten afraq, equal to about 75 kilograms.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Scholars differ on zakat for honey. The view described as most preferred in al-Masail al-Mustajiddah makes zakat obligatory at ten percent of the honey's value, with a nisab of ten afraq, equal to about 75 kilograms. This is the view of the Hanafis, the Hanbalis and the old position of the Shafi'i school, while Malik, Shafi'i and several other scholars held that honey is not subject to zakat because it is a liquid from an animal, like milk.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Ulama telah khilaf berkenaan dengan zakat madu.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “MADU PERLU DIZAKATKAN?”, 13 July 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/1934-madu-perlu-dizakatkan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-zakat-obligatory-on-honey/