FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
IRSYAD HUKUM EDISI KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE 278: HUKUM ZAKAT FITRAH YANG TERTUNGGAK
Must I pay the zakat fitrah for previous years that I left unpaid for almost 10 years, even though I was able to and met the conditions?
Short answer
A person who deliberately delays zakat fitrah until after Eid al-Fitr commits a prohibited act and is sinful.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A person who deliberately delays zakat fitrah until after Eid al-Fitr commits a prohibited act and is sinful. He must make up the payment (qada) for the full amount owed, and do so promptly. Qada is required because zakat fitrah is a worship bound to a specific time. Imam al-Zarkasyi and al-Azrai'e held that prompt qada is obligatory whether the delay was intentional or not.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum bagi orang yang sengaja melewatkan pembayaran zakat fitrah sehingga berlalunya aidil fitri adalah haram dan berdosa.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM EDISI KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE 278: HUKUM ZAKAT FITRAH YANG TERTUNGGAK”, 27 March 2025. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/6189-irsyad-hukum-edisi-khas-ramadan-siri-ke-278-hukum-zakat-fitrah-yang-tertunggak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-overdue-zakat-fitrah-payment/