FatwaSelangorZakat
Hukum Penggunaan Wang Zakat Bagi Membina, Membaiki Dan Membaikpulih Institusi Agama
Can zakat funds be used to build, repair and restore religious institutions?
Short answer
The Selangor Fatwa Committee decided that the Selangor Zakat Centre may use zakat funds for this purpose.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Selangor State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Tidak Diwartakan
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Selangor Fatwa Committee decided that the Selangor Zakat Centre may use zakat funds for this purpose. The use must accord with the requirements of syara'. The administration must also consider the level of need or priority of each application received. The decision was made at meeting No. 3/2002 on 24 June 2002.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pihak Pentadbiran Pusat Zakat Selangor harus menggunakan wang zakat sekiranya bertepatan dengan kehendak syara' dan juga melihat kepada tahap keperluan atau keutamaan terhadap bentuk permohonan yang diterima.
Read the full fatwa on the Selangor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Selangor State Mufti Department. “Hukum Penggunaan Wang Zakat Bagi Membina, Membaiki Dan Membaikpulih Institusi Agama”, date not stated. https://www.muftiselangor.gov.my/2023/10/25/hukum-penggunaan-wang-zakat-bagi-membina-membaiki-dan-membaikpulih-institusi-agama/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-funds-build-repair-religious-institutions/