FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
AL-KAFI #1793: HUKUM BAYAR ZAKAT FITRAH SECARA ONLINE
Is it valid to pay zakat fitrah online, and where does the offer and acceptance take place?
Short answer
Zakat fitrah paid online is valid. Zakat payment does not require a formal offer and acceptance contract; what is required is intention, ownership right over the wealth, and the handing over and receipt of the item.
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
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Zakat fitrah paid online is valid. Zakat payment does not require a formal offer and acceptance contract; what is required is intention, ownership right over the wealth, and the handing over and receipt of the item. The Federal Territories Syariah Consultative Committee, at its 116/2019 meeting, resolved that online zakat payment is permissible. The transaction is regarded as a written form of contract, whose validity the scholars agree upon.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Syarat sah pemberian zakat adalah mesti berniat, mempunyai hak pemilikan terhadap harta, serta berlaku penyerahan dan penerimaan barang.
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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 #1793: HUKUM BAYAR ZAKAT FITRAH SECARA ONLINE”, 18 May 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4803-al-kafi-1793-hukum-bayar-zakat-fitrah-secara-online. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-paying-zakat-fitrah-online/