FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
HIKMAH DAN FAEDAH ZAKAT
What are the wisdom and benefits of zakat?
Short answer
Zakat carries many forms of wisdom and benefit for those who give it, those who receive it, individuals and society.
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 Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Zakat carries many forms of wisdom and benefit for those who give it, those who receive it, individuals and society. These include nurturing generosity and removing miserliness, strengthening brotherhood and affection, reducing social gaps, helping address unemployment rooted in poverty, and cleansing hearts of resentment and envy. The ruling also cites Sheikh Ali al-Jarjawi, who held that zakat brings national security, while neglecting it invites calamity and crime.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Zakat mempunyai hikmah dan faedah yang banyak. Ia adalah untuk kebaikan pengeluar zakat dan juga penerimanya.
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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. “HIKMAH DAN FAEDAH ZAKAT”, 8 July 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/1983-hikmah-dan-faedah-zakat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wisdom-and-benefits-of-zakat/