FatwaPerakZakat
Hukum Mengagihkan Zakat Secara Persendirian Dan Qada' Zakat
What is the ruling on distributing zakat personally without going through the authorities, and on making up missed zakat (qada')?
Short answer
In Islamic law, distributing zakat personally without going through the authorities is valid if it reaches eligible recipients.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Yang Tidak Diwartakan
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In Islamic law, distributing zakat personally without going through the authorities is valid if it reaches eligible recipients. However, breaching government regulations and laws on matters of good is sinful, since obeying the ruler (Ulil Amri) in good matters is obligatory. Making up zakat (qada') is obligatory for zakat whose conditions of obligation were met but which was not paid at the proper time.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mengenai hukum qada zakat, ia wajib dilakukan bagi zakat yang telah memenuhi syarat wajib yang tidak ditunaikan pada masa yang sepatutnya.
Read the full fatwa on the Perak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Hukum Mengagihkan Zakat Secara Persendirian Dan Qada' Zakat”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/images/Fatwa%20tidak%20warta/20.HUKUM%20MENGAGIHKAN%20ZAKAT%20SECARA%20PERSENDIRIAN%20DAN%20QADA%20ZAKAT.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-personal-zakat-distribution-and-qada-zakat/