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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE- 148: HUKUM SUAMI MENGELUARKAN ZAKAT FITRAH KEPADA ISTERI YANG TELAH DICERAIKANNYA DAN ISTERI YANG SEDANG NUSYUZ?
Is a husband obliged to pay zakat fitrah for his divorced wife and for a wife who is in a state of nusyuz?
Short answer
A husband must pay zakat fitrah for a wife divorced by talak raj'ie, and for a wife divorced by talak ba'in if she is pregnant, because he remains obliged to provide maintenance for them during the iddah period.
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
A husband must pay zakat fitrah for a wife divorced by talak raj'ie, and for a wife divorced by talak ba'in if she is pregnant, because he remains obliged to provide maintenance for them during the iddah period. He is not obliged to pay for a wife divorced by talak ba'in who is not pregnant. He is also not obliged to pay for a wife who is in nusyuz at sunset on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, since maintenance is not due to her. This follows the principle that whoever must provide maintenance for a person must also pay that person's zakat fitrah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Namun begitu, isteri yang diceraikan dengan talak ba'in dan tidak hamil, atau isteri yang sedang nusyuz, maka tidak wajib kepada suami untuk mengeluarkan zakat bagi pihak mereka seperti mana tidak diwajibkan ke atas suami untuk memberikan nafkah kepada mereka.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE- 148: HUKUM SUAMI MENGELUARKAN ZAKAT FITRAH KEPADA ISTERI YANG TELAH DICERAIKANNYA DAN ISTERI YANG SEDANG NUSYUZ?”, 3 June 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/3451-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-148-hukum-suami-mengeluarkan-zakat-fitrah-kepada-isteri-yang-telah-diceraikannya-dan-isteri-yang-sedang-nusyuz. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-fitrah-divorced-wife-and-nusyuz/