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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-437 : HUKUM ISTERI MEMBAYAR ZAKAT KEPADA SUAMINYA
Is a wife permitted to pay her zakat to her own husband?
Short answer
It is permissible and valid for a wife to pay zakat to her husband if he belongs to a category of eligible zakat recipients.
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
It is permissible and valid for a wife to pay zakat to her husband if he belongs to a category of eligible zakat recipients. This is the view of the majority of scholars, and the Shafi'i scholars consider it recommended. A wife is not obliged to maintain her husband, so he is not her dependant. There is disagreement: Imam Abu Hanifah and some Maliki scholars disallow it because the wife would benefit, while others permit it on condition the money is not used for her maintenance.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika diperhatikan, isteri tidak wajib memberi nafkah kepada suami dan suami pula bukanlah di bawah tanggungannya, maka isteri dibolehkan untuk memberi zakat kepada suaminya.
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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 SIRI KE-437 : HUKUM ISTERI MEMBAYAR ZAKAT KEPADA SUAMINYA”, 2 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4262-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-437-hukum-isteri-membayar-zakat-kepada-suaminya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wife-paying-zakat-to-her-husband/