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Hukum Mengagihkan Zakat Secara Persendirian Dan Qada Zakat
Is it valid to distribute zakat personally without going through the authorities, and what is the ruling on making up missed zakat?
Short answer
Under Islamic law, distributing zakat personally is valid if it is given to 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
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Under Islamic law, distributing zakat personally is valid if it is given to eligible recipients. However, violating government rules and regulations in matters of good is sinful, because obeying the ruler (Ulil Amri) in such matters is obligatory. Zakat that met the conditions of obligation but was not paid on time must be made up (qada).
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.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Mengagihkan Zakat Secara Persendirian Dan Qada Zakat”, 23 November 2006. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-mengagihkan-zakat-secara-persendirian-dan-qada-zakat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-personal-zakat-distribution-and-qada/