FatwaPenangZakat
PANDANGAN HUKUM DAN KAEDAH MEMPROSES TERIMAAN WANG DIKREDITKAN KE AKAUN BANK ZAKAT YANG TIDAK DAPAT DIKENAL PASTI PEMBAYAR ATAU MAKLUMAT TIDAK LENGKAP
How should money credited into a zakat bank account be processed when the payer cannot be identified or the details are incomplete?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that unidentified bank credit transactions from the years 2000 to 2018 may be processed as zakat receipts.
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
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that unidentified bank credit transactions from the years 2000 to 2018 may be processed as zakat receipts. For the zakat on wealth account, they are recorded as zakat on wealth under the special ID "Zakat Pulau Pinang (Bank kredit)". For the zakat fitrah account, they are processed as zakat fitrah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Semua transaksi bank kredit (wang dimasukkan ke akaun bank zakat) yang tidak dapat dikenal pasti dari Tahun 2000 sehingga 2018 diproses sebagai terimaan zakat harta di atas ID khas "Zakat Pulau Pinang (Bank kredit)"
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. “PANDANGAN HUKUM DAN KAEDAH MEMPROSES TERIMAAN WANG DIKREDITKAN KE AKAUN BANK ZAKAT YANG TIDAK DAPAT DIKENAL PASTI PEMBAYAR ATAU MAKLUMAT TIDAK LENGKAP”, 4 April 2021. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1525. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/processing-unidentified-payer-zakat-bank-credits/