Skip to main content
Login
institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published • loading... • Updated

Penang Confirms Irsyad Al-Fatwa 2019, Zakat Is Mandatory in the State

Summary by Buletin Mutiara
SEBERANG JAYA – In 2019, there was an ‘irsyad al-fatwa’ prohibiting Muslims who earn a living in Penang from paying zakat in other states, while in this state there are still poor and needy asnaf. Commenting further, Deputy Chief Minister I, Dato’ Mohamad Abdul Hamid who is also the Exco for Religious Development, Education, Higher Education and Community Unity...
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

1 Articles

Buletin MutiaraBuletin Mutiara

Penang Confirms Irsyad Al-Fatwa 2019, Zakat Is Mandatory in the State

SEBERANG JAYA – In 2019, there was an ‘irsyad al-fatwa’ prohibiting Muslims who earn a living in Penang from paying zakat in other states, while in this state there are still poor and needy asnaf. Commenting further, Deputy Chief Minister I, Dato’ Mohamad Abdul Hamid who is also the Exco for Religious Development, Education, Higher Education and Community Unity...

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Buletin Mutiara broke the news in on Monday, August 11, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Similar News Topics

Seberang Jaya icon

Seberang Jaya

News
For You
SearchBlindspotLocal