FatwaPenangZakat
Fatwa Mengenai Zakat Fitrah Anak Angkat
How must an adoptive father pay zakat fitrah on behalf of an adopted child?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee rules that an adoptive father is obliged to seek permission from the adopted child's heirs before paying the child's zakat fitrah.
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
The Penang State Fatwa Committee rules that an adoptive father is obliged to seek permission from the adopted child's heirs before paying the child's zakat fitrah. If the child has no heirs, he must seek permission from the Syariah Judge (Hakim Syarie). The ruling was decided at the committee meetings No. 1/2016 and No. 5/2018 and gazetted in 2020.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Fatwanya ialah wajib ke atas bapa angkat meminta izin untuk mengeluarkan fitrah anak angkatnya daripada warisnya dan sekiranya tidak ada warisnya, maka hendaklah meminta izin Hakim Syarie.
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 Zakat Fitrah Anak Angkat”, date not stated. https://mufti.penang.gov.my/index.php/awam/fatwa-1/himpunan-fatwa#fatwa-mengenai-zakat-fitrah-anak-angkat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-fitrah-adopted-child-permission/