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Zakat Syarikat/Anak Syarikat Yang Dimiliki Oleh Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (PNB)
Are companies or subsidiaries owned by Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) subject to zakat?
Short answer
The Special Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 16 August 2001 decided that PNB-owned subsidiaries are currently not subject to zakat.
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 Special Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 16 August 2001 decided that PNB-owned subsidiaries are currently not subject to zakat. Zakat is imposed only on individual investments and on shareholders. PNB is responsible for raising awareness among individual investors and reminding shareholders to pay zakat.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Masa kini anak syarikat milik PNB tidak dikenakan zakat tetapi zakat hanya dikenakan pada pelaburan perseorangan dan pemegang saham sahaja.
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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 Syarikat/Anak Syarikat Yang Dimiliki Oleh Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (PNB)”, 16 August 2001. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#zakat-syarikat-anak-syarikat-yang-dimiliki-oleh-perbadanan-nasional-berhad-pnb. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-on-pnb-owned-subsidiaries/