FatwaPenangZakat
ZAKAT GAJI DAN PENDAPATAN
Can zakat on salary and income be collected, and what may be deducted before calculating it?
Short answer
The Penang Syar'iyyah Committee ruled that zakat on salary or income may be collected by the authorities from Muslims, and those who refuse are not classed as withholders of zakat (maniul zakat).
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
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Penang Syar'iyyah Committee ruled that zakat on salary or income may be collected by the authorities from Muslims, and those who refuse are not classed as withholders of zakat (maniul zakat). Before calculating zakat, personal needs and the needs of children, wife and parents may be deducted. Haul is not required, so zakat is due once the nisab is reached until the end of a given year, and it is calculated like zakat on minerals, buried treasure, grains and fruits. The committee members did not agree on deducting needs first before calculating zakat.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
ZAKAT GAJI ATAU PENDAPATAN BOLEHLAH DIAMBIL DAN DIPUNGUT OLEH PIHAK PEMERINTAH DARIPADA ORANG ISLAM (MUSLIMIN DAN MUSLIMAT)
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “ZAKAT GAJI DAN PENDAPATAN”, 18 May 1993. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1163. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-on-salary-and-income-penang/