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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-13: ZAKAT KEPADA SYARIKAT BERLANDASKAN SYARIAT TETAPI INDUKNYA DIMILIKI BUKAN ISLAM
Is zakat payable by Shariah-based banks and businesses whose parent company is owned by non-Muslims?
Short answer
Zakat is obligatory only upon Muslims, and Muslims are free to deal with both Muslims and non-Muslims in business.
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
Zakat is obligatory only upon Muslims, and Muslims are free to deal with both Muslims and non-Muslims in business. The National Fatwa Committee, at a special muzakarah on 16 August 2001, resolved that all Islamic banks operating according to Shariah must pay zakat. The same applies to all counters conducting Shariah-based business even where the parent company is non-Muslim.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hendaklah dimaklumi bahawa kewajipan zakat hanya dikenakan terhadap orang Islam sahaja, kerana taklif ibadat hanya sah kepada mereka sahaja.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-13: ZAKAT KEPADA SYARIKAT BERLANDASKAN SYARIAT TETAPI INDUKNYA DIMILIKI BUKAN ISLAM”, 9 December 2014. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2052-13. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-shariah-based-companies-non-muslim-parent/