FatwaJohorZakat
HAD TEMPOH PANGGILAN MUALAF
Is there a time limit for how long a new convert can be called a mualaf in Johor?
Short answer
The Johor Fatwa Committee ruled that no scriptural text requires a new Muslim to be called a mualaf, and the term and its time limit are matters of custom only.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Johor Fatwa Committee ruled that no scriptural text requires a new Muslim to be called a mualaf, and the term and its time limit are matters of custom only. Therefore, Johor sets no specific time limit for the mualaf designation, whether a person embraced Islam recently or long ago, based on the interests of the converts and their descendants. Their right to receive zakat under the mualaf category is to be channelled after careful discussion from all angles, including education, so that they become knowledgeable, faithful and practising Muslims.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tiada sebarang nas didalam Islam yang mewajibkan seseorang yang baru memeluk Islam di panggil sebagai mualaf.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “HAD TEMPOH PANGGILAN MUALAF”, 23 July 2014. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=449. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/time-limit-for-mualaf-designation-johor/