FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
ZAKAT RUMAH ATAU TEMPAT TINGGAL
Is zakat payable on a house or residence?
Short answer
A house used as one's own dwelling is not subject to zakat at all, as it is a basic need of life.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A house used as one's own dwelling is not subject to zakat at all, as it is a basic need of life. A house held for trade is treated as trade goods, so zakat is due on its value once a year has passed. A house that is rented out is zakatable only on the rental income, and the same ruling applies to other rented houses and land.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tempat tinggal yang disediakan untuk sewaan hanya wajib zakat berdasarkan nilai sewaannya sahaja.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “ZAKAT RUMAH ATAU TEMPAT TINGGAL”, 16 July 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/1942-zakat-rumah-atau-tempat-tinggal. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-zakat-payable-on-a-house/