FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
AL KAFI #913 : DANA DARI "BUSKING" UNTUK PEMBINAAN PUSAT TAHFIZ
Is it permissible to raise funds for building a tahfiz centre through busking, with proceeds split 60 percent to the buskers, 30 percent to the centre and 10 percent to its principal?
Short answer
Collecting donations through busking is permissible as long as the activity does not contravene Islamic law, and the ruling on busking follows that of music and singing.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Collecting donations through busking is permissible as long as the activity does not contravene Islamic law, and the ruling on busking follows that of music and singing. Singing with good lyrics that are not obscene and do not encourage sin, without mixing that leads to fitnah, is permissible. The fatwa advises reviewing the current split so it matches the donors' purpose of building the tahfiz centre, giving the centre the larger share. If the original split is kept, the purpose of the collection should be announced without stating that it is solely for the tahfiz centre.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dalam isu ini, kami berpandangan bahawa hukum mengutip derma dengan aktiviti "busking" adalah diharuskan selagimana aktiviti tersebut tidak bertentangan dengan syarak.
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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. “AL KAFI #913 : DANA DARI "BUSKING" UNTUK PEMBINAAN PUSAT TAHFIZ”, 22 November 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2795-al-kafi-913-dana-dari-busking-untuk-pembinaan-pusat-tahfiz. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-busking-funds-tahfiz-centre-construction/