FatwaPerakZakat
Hukum Mengambil Lebihan Dari Pembayaran Zakat Fitrah Oleh Amil Zakat
What is the ruling on zakat collectors taking the excess from zakat fitrah payments made by payers?
Short answer
Based on the hadith of Ibn al-Lutbiyyah, the Perak State Mufti Department holds that zakat collectors should not accept any excess amount or gift from zakat payers while carrying out transactions.
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
Based on the hadith of Ibn al-Lutbiyyah, the Perak State Mufti Department holds that zakat collectors should not accept any excess amount or gift from zakat payers while carrying out transactions. If a payer wishes to give the excess for charitable purposes, the collector is advised to inform them to channel it through the baitulmal or savings schemes that benefit zakat payers.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
para amil zakat hendaklah tidak menerima lebihan atau pemberian daripada pembayar zakat
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Hukum Mengambil Lebihan Dari Pembayaran Zakat Fitrah Oleh Amil Zakat”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/images/Fatwa%20tidak%20warta/12.%20HUKUM%20MENGAMBIL%20LEBIHAN%20DARI%20PEMBAYARAN%20ZAKAT%20FITRAH%20OLEH%20AMIL%20ZAKAT.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-zakat-collector-taking-excess-zakat-fitrah/