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Bayaran Zakat Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) Sejurus Pengeluaran - Satu Alternatif
Can zakat on EPF (KWSP) savings be paid immediately upon withdrawal without waiting for a full year?
Short answer
In the Shafie school, zakat on wealth becomes obligatory once the nisab and haul conditions are both met, and EPF money is treated as savings subject to these conditions once withdrawn.
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
In the Shafie school, zakat on wealth becomes obligatory once the nisab and haul conditions are both met, and EPF money is treated as savings subject to these conditions once withdrawn. The majority of scholars, however, hold that zakat may be paid earlier as long as the nisab is already reached. On this basis, the Muzakarah amended the 1982 decision and encourages contributors to pay zakat immediately on receiving or withdrawing EPF money if it meets the nisab, without waiting a year.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pencarum KWSP digalakkan mengeluarkan zakat sejurus menerima atau mengeluarkan wang KWSP tersebut jika cukup nisabnya tanpa menunggu haul setahun
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Bayaran Zakat Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) Sejurus Pengeluaran - Satu Alternatif”, 27 July 2006. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#bayaran-zakat-kumpulan-wang-simpanan-pekerja-kwsp-sejurus-pengeluaran-satu-alternatif. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/pay-epf-zakat-immediately-upon-withdrawal/