FatwaPenangZakat
Fatwa Mengenai Penggunaan Wang Zakat Bagi Pembelian Kenderaan Untuk Kegunaan Pejabat Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Pulau Pinang Dan Jabatan Agama Islam Pulau Pinang.
May zakat funds be used to buy vehicles for the offices of the Penang Islamic Religious Council and the Penang Islamic Religious Department?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee decided that zakat funds may not be used to purchase vehicles for use by the State Islamic Religious Council and the State Islamic Religious Department.
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
- Himpunan Fatwa (Warta)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang State Fatwa Committee decided that zakat funds may not be used to purchase vehicles for use by the State Islamic Religious Council and the State Islamic Religious Department. The decision rests on reference sources and the views of reputable contemporary scholars, which clearly do not permit it. The fatwa was made at Meeting No. 1/2016 on 25 April 2016 and gazetted on 1 September 2016.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mesyuarat memutuskan bahawa tidak membenarkan penggunaan sumber zakat bagi maksud pembelian kenderaan untuk keguna an Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Pulau Pinang dan Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri Pulau Pinang
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 Penggunaan Wang Zakat Bagi Pembelian Kenderaan Untuk Kegunaan Pejabat Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Pulau Pinang Dan Jabatan Agama Islam Pulau Pinang.”, 1 September 2016. https://mufti.penang.gov.my/index.php/awam/fatwa-1/himpunan-fatwa#fatwa-mengenai-penggunaan-wang-zakat-bagi-pembelian-kenderaan-untuk-kegunaan-pejabat-majlis-agama-islam-negeri-pulau-pinang-dan-jabatan-agama-islam-pulau-pinang-1-september-2016. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-funds-buy-vehicles-penang-religious-offices/