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Zakat Fitrah Ke Atas Orang Tahanan Dan Banduan Islam Di Institusi Penjara
Are Muslim detainees and prisoners in prison institutions required to pay zakat fitrah?
Short answer
The 60th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 23 October 2003 ruled that zakat fitrah is obligatory on Muslim detainees and prisoners in prison institutions if the conditions of obligation are met.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 60th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 23 October 2003 ruled that zakat fitrah is obligatory on Muslim detainees and prisoners in prison institutions if the conditions of obligation are met. One condition is having food or wealth in excess of the needs of one's dependants on the night and morning of Eid. Other conditions cover a child born before sunset at the end of Ramadan who lives past sunset, a person who embraces Islam before that sunset and remains Muslim, and a person who dies after that sunset.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa hukum zakat fitrah ke atas orang tahanan dan banduan Islam di Institusi Penjara adalah wajib sekiranya cukup syarat wajib zakat fitrah iaitu:
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Zakat Fitrah Ke Atas Orang Tahanan Dan Banduan Islam Di Institusi Penjara”, 23 October 2003. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#zakat-fitrah-ke-atas-orang-tahanan-dan-banduan-islam-di-institusi-penjara. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-fitrah-muslim-prisoners-detainees/