FatwaPenangZakat
Fatwa Mengenai Ketetapan Waktu Pengeluaran Zakat Tanaman atau Padi di Negeri Pulau Pinang
When must zakat on rice crops be paid in Penang, and what applies if the harvest does not reach the nisab?
Short answer
Zakat on rice is due every season when the harvest reaches the nisab on the day of harvest.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa (Warta)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Zakat on rice is due every season when the harvest reaches the nisab on the day of harvest. A harvest that falls short of the nisab in the first season is combined with the following season's harvest in the same year, and zakat is due once the combined total reaches the nisab. If the nisab was reached in the first season and zakat paid, later harvests in the same year are also subject to zakat even if they fall below the nisab. The ruling follows the established view of the Shafi'i school.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Zakat tanaman padi hendaklah dikenakan pada setiap musim apabila mencukupi nisab pada hari tuaiannya
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “Fatwa Mengenai Ketetapan Waktu Pengeluaran Zakat Tanaman atau Padi di Negeri Pulau Pinang”, date not stated. https://mufti.penang.gov.my/index.php/awam/fatwa-1/himpunan-fatwa#fatwa-mengenai-ketetapan-waktu-pengeluaran-zakat-tanaman-atau-padi-di-negeri-pulau-pinang. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/time-of-paying-zakat-on-rice-penang/