FatwaTerengganuZakat
Bagaimanakah menyelesaikan pembayaran zakat yang tidak dibayar selama lima tahun? - Jabatan Mufti Negeri Terengganu
How should one settle zakat that has gone unpaid for five years?
Short answer
Zakat that has been delayed or missed must be paid as a make-up payment (qada).
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Terengganu State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab Agama: Zakat
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Zakat that has been delayed or missed must be paid as a make-up payment (qada). A person who has met the conditions of obligation is considered indebted to Allah, and this debt takes priority over debts owed to other people. Someone who deliberately delays zakat is sinful for denying the rights of the poor and needy, and remains liable for the zakat even if all of his wealth is lost. The fatwa stresses that zakat on wealth such as income, savings, business, gold and livestock is due once the nisab and time requirements are met, and paying zakat fitrah does not discharge it.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika zakatnya tertangguh atau terlewat melunaskannya, maka ianya wajiblah mengqada zakatnya itu.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Terengganu State Mufti Department. “Bagaimanakah menyelesaikan pembayaran zakat yang tidak dibayar selama lima tahun? - Jabatan Mufti Negeri Terengganu”, 28 August 2025. https://mufti.terengganu.gov.my/bahagian-suk/soal-jawab-agama/bab-zakat/228-bagaimanakah-menyelesaikan-pembayaran-zakat-yang-tidak-dibayar-selama-lima-tahun. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/settling-zakat-unpaid-for-five-years/