FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
AL-KAFI #491: PERLUKAH HARTA FARAID DIZAKATKAN?
Is zakat payable on wealth received through inheritance (faraid)?
Short answer
Zakat is obligatory on inherited wealth if the owner meets the conditions for zakat and the wealth has completed its haul period.
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
Zakat is obligatory on inherited wealth if the owner meets the conditions for zakat and the wealth has completed its haul period. The conditions are being Muslim, owning wealth that reaches the nisab, and the passing of a full haul over the wealth. Until these conditions are met, zakat is not yet due.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berkenaan dengan harta yang diperoleh daripada faraid, sekiranya seseorang itu telah cukup syaratnya serta harta tersebut sudah cukup tempoh haulnya, maka wajib dikeluarkan zakat dari harta tersebut.
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 #491: PERLUKAH HARTA FARAID DIZAKATKAN?”, 15 December 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1037-al-kafi-li-al-fatawi-ke-491-perlukah-harta-faraid-dizakatkan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-zakat-payable-on-inherited-wealth/