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IRSYAD FATWA KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-168: HUKUM AMIL MENGAMBIL DUIT LEBIHAN ZAKAT
May a zakat collector (amil) keep the leftover zakat fitrah money that payers decline to take back?
Short answer
A zakat collector may not keep leftover zakat fitrah money that the payer does not take back, and doing so is haram.
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 zakat collector may not keep leftover zakat fitrah money that the payer does not take back, and doing so is haram. An amil may only receive the wage set by the Shariah, which is one eighth of the zakat share, and any specific allowance from the appointing body. In the Federal Territories the wage ratio for zakat fitrah collectors was set at one twelfth by a 2005 committee decision. The leftover should be put into the mosque donation box, given to the poor and needy, or mixed with other zakat funds.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika ada pembayar zakat yang tidak mahu mengambil baki zakat yang dibayar, haram bagi amil untuk mengambilnya.
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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. “IRSYAD FATWA KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-168: HUKUM AMIL MENGAMBIL DUIT LEBIHAN ZAKAT”, 28 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/4482-irsyad-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-168-hukum-amil-mengambil-duit-lebihan-zakat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/may-amil-keep-leftover-zakat-fitrah-money/