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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-602: HUKUM PEMBAYAR ZAKAT MENETAPKAN SYARAT BAGI PENERIMA ZAKAT MEMBELANJAKAN WANG ZAKAT
Must a zakat recipient follow conditions set by the zakat payer on how the money is spent?
Short answer
A zakat recipient is not obliged to follow the spending conditions set by the payer, because the zakat received becomes the recipient's own property.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A zakat recipient is not obliged to follow the spending conditions set by the payer, because the zakat received becomes the recipient's own property. The ruling explains that the first four categories, the poor, the needy, zakat collectors and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, own the funds absolutely without conditions on use. The last four categories, slaves, debtors, those striving in the way of Allah and travellers, are bound by the original purpose for which they received the zakat. The payer is also not permitted to dictate how the zakat is spent.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Penerima zakat tidak berkewajipan untuk mengikut syarat yang telah ditetapkan oleh pembayar zakat ke atas perbelanjaan wang zakat, kerana wang zakat yang diterima itu adalah menjadi miliknya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-602: HUKUM PEMBAYAR ZAKAT MENETAPKAN SYARAT BAGI PENERIMA ZAKAT MEMBELANJAKAN WANG ZAKAT”, 16 August 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4915-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-602-hukum-pembayar-zakat-menetapkan-syarat-bagi-penerima-zakat-membelanjakan-wang-zakat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-payer-conditions-on-recipient-spending/