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HUKUM ZAKAT FITRAH KE ATAS BANDUAN
What is the ruling on zakat fitrah for prisoners?
Short answer
Under the 2003 decision of the Fatwa Committee Muzakarah, zakat fitrah is obligatory on Muslim detainees and prisoners in prison institutions if the conditions of obligation are met.
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
Under the 2003 decision of the Fatwa Committee Muzakarah, zakat fitrah is obligatory on Muslim detainees and prisoners in prison institutions if the conditions of obligation are met. One condition is having surplus food or wealth beyond the needs of one's dependants on the night and morning of Eid. Other conditions include a child born before sunset on the last day of Ramadan who lives after sunset, a person who embraces Islam before that sunset and remains Muslim, and a person who dies after that sunset.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukumnya wajib sekiranya cukup syarat wajib zakat fitrah iaitu:
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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. “HUKUM ZAKAT FITRAH KE ATAS BANDUAN”, 10 July 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/1931-hukum-zakat-fitrah-ke-atas-banduan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-zakat-fitrah-on-prisoners/