FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
AL-KAFI #864 : ADAKAH PEKERJA SEMENTARA DIKENAKAN ZAKAT?
Must a child who has reached puberty, still under parental care and working temporarily to earn extra income, pay zakat on wealth?
Short answer
A person must pay zakat on wealth once the conditions are met: being Muslim, free, having full ownership, reaching the nisab and completing one lunar year (haul).
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A person must pay zakat on wealth once the conditions are met: being Muslim, free, having full ownership, reaching the nisab and completing one lunar year (haul). Being a child under parental care does not remove the obligation if the person and the wealth meet these conditions. The fatwa stresses that zakat is a wealth-based act of worship applying to all Muslims regardless of age, and it is not obligatory until the conditions are fulfilled.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Meskipun seseorang itu masih dibawah jagaan ibubapanya, sekiranya dia dan hartanya telah mencukupi syarat tersebut, maka dia wajib untuk mengeluarkan zakat.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #864 : ADAKAH PEKERJA SEMENTARA DIKENAKAN ZAKAT?”, 23 October 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2703-al-kafi-864-adakah-pekerja-sementara-dikenakan-zakat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/temporary-worker-subject-to-zakat/