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Sistem Metrik Dalam Urusan Zakat
Is it permissible to use the metric system to measure the zakat nisab, and what is the nisab for paddy?
Short answer
The 1st Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (MKI), held on 28-29 January 1981, ruled that expressing the nisab of the various types of zakat in the metric system is permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 1st Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (MKI), held on 28-29 January 1981, ruled that expressing the nisab of the various types of zakat in the metric system is permissible. It also fixed the nisab for paddy zakat at 363 gantang.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Ukuran nisab jenis-jenis zakat kepada sistem metrik adalah harus.
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How to cite
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National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Sistem Metrik Dalam Urusan Zakat”, 29 January 1981. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#sistem-metrik-dalam-urusan-zakat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/metric-system-in-zakat-nisab-measurement/