FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
BARANG PERNIAGAAN YANG DIZAKATKAN DAN SYARAT
Is zakat payable on trade goods and what are the conditions?
Short answer
Zakat is obligatory on trade goods, based on Surah al-Baqarah verse 267, which calls for spending from good earnings.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Zakat is obligatory on trade goods, based on Surah al-Baqarah verse 267, which calls for spending from good earnings. Goods count as trade goods when two conditions are met: they are acquired through an exchange contract such as sale, lease or dowry, and the owner intends to trade them at the time of acquisition, with that intention continuing. Property received by inheritance, bequest or gift is not trade goods, and goods later intended to be kept rather than traded are not subject to zakat.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BARANG PERNIAGAAN YANG DIZAKATKAN DAN SYARAT”, 9 July 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/1929-barang-perniagaan-yang-dizakatkan-dan-syarat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-on-trade-goods-and-conditions/