Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

For 21 years I contribute to a compulsory pension fund where a portion is paid by the employer and a portion by me. Is Zakaat payable?Is it payable on both the employers and employees contributions?

· 29 Ramadan 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 7327English

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For 21 years I contribute to a compulsory pension fund where a portion is paid by the employer and a portion by me. Is Zakaat payable?Is it payable on both the employers and employees contributions?

Answer

Zakaat will be compulsory only on your contributions to the pension fund, if your contributions is equivalent to or more than Nisaab (amount on which zakaat becomes compulsory).

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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