FatwaPenangZakat
MEMOHON PANDANGAN PENGECUALIAN ZAKAT TERHADAP PENGELUARAN WANG KWSP UNTUK KEPERLUAN DHARURIYYAT, HAJIYYAT DAN TAHSINIYYAT
Which EPF withdrawals are exempted from zakat?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee decided that EPF withdrawals exempted from zakat must meet specified criteria under two categories.
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
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee decided that EPF withdrawals exempted from zakat must meet specified criteria under two categories. The first is emergency withdrawals: permanent disability, income affected by a pandemic or similar, and debts already demanded due to reduced income. The second is withdrawals for basic needs, including loss of income source, education fees up to a bachelor's degree, essential medical treatment and surgery, essential home repairs, building or settling arrears and balances on a first home, and performing the first pilgrimage.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bersetuju menetapkan pengeluaran wang KWSP yang dikecualikan zakat mestilah memenuhi kriteria berikut:
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. “MEMOHON PANDANGAN PENGECUALIAN ZAKAT TERHADAP PENGELUARAN WANG KWSP UNTUK KEPERLUAN DHARURIYYAT, HAJIYYAT DAN TAHSINIYYAT”, 18 May 2022. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1488. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-exemption-epf-withdrawals-penang/