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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-35: DI MANA ZAKAT FITRAH PERLU DIBAYAR
Where should zakat fitrah be paid, at one's workplace or in one's hometown?
Short answer
Zakat fitrah must be paid where a person is located when the obligatory time begins, from the night of Eid until before the Eid prayer.
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 (Umum)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Zakat fitrah must be paid where a person is located when the obligatory time begins, from the night of Eid until before the Eid prayer. The author reaches this conclusion from reviewing the scholars' opinions on the time zakat fitrah becomes obligatory. Imam an-Nawawi's statement in al-Majmu' about the location of the wealth is treated as a different issue, namely a person in one place with wealth in another, so it does not address where to pay. As a precaution, the author favours paying one or two days early as the Companions did, and if a person is still at the workplace, it is better to pay there since that is certain while returning home is only an assumption.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Setelah meneliti pendapat makanya zakat fitrah wajib dibayar berdasarkan kepada di mana seseorang itu berada ketika masuknya waktu wajib untuk zakat fitrah iaitu bermula pada malam hari raya sehingga sampai sebelum solat hari raya.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-35: DI MANA ZAKAT FITRAH PERLU DIBAYAR”, 3 July 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1977-35. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/where-should-zakat-fitrah-be-paid/