FatwaPenangZakat
Fatwa Mengenai Permasalahan Pengagihan Wang Zakat Untuk Program Tuisyen UPSR, PMR Dan SPM Di Sekolah-sekolah Terpilih Di Pulau Pinang (April 2006)
May non-Muslim students join zakat-funded UPSR, PMR and SPM tuition programmes in Penang?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that non-Muslim students may join these tuition programmes.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa (Warta)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that non-Muslim students may join these tuition programmes. Their parents must pay the tuition costs for their children, or the school must use money from other sources. Payment to non-Muslim teachers is advised to be issued in the name of the school, so that claims are made directly to the school. The committee also suggested teaching Islamic Religious Knowledge in the programme, with PUZ providing books on etiquette in Islam.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pelajar-pelajar bukan Islam boleh menyertai tuisyen tersebut:
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “Fatwa Mengenai Permasalahan Pengagihan Wang Zakat Untuk Program Tuisyen UPSR, PMR Dan SPM Di Sekolah-sekolah Terpilih Di Pulau Pinang (April 2006)”, 1 September 2016. https://mufti.penang.gov.my/index.php/awam/fatwa-1/himpunan-fatwa#fatwa-mengenai-permasalahan-pengagihan-wang-zakat-untuk-program-tuisyen-upsr-pmr-dan-spm-di-sekolah-sekolah-terpilih-di-pulau-pinang-april-2006-1-september-2016. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/non-muslim-students-zakat-funded-tuition/