KOTA KINABALU – The zakat fitrah (personal tithe) in Sabah for this year has been set at RM7 per person, said Sabah Mufti Datuk Bungsu Aziz Jaafar.
He said the rate is equivalent to 2.7kg rice, which is a staple food of the people of Sabah.
Last year, the rate was RM7.50 and RM6 per person depending on the ability of each head of household to afford, he said in a statement today.
Meanwhile, the Sabah Islamic Religious Council (Muis), in a statement, said it expected to collect RM11 million in zakat fitrah this year.
Muis has appointed 2,000 Amil (tithe collectors) and 39 Amil coordinators for the purpose this year, it said and advised Muslims in the state to pay their tithes only to authorised collectors who would have authorisation cards.
It said Muis will also allocate RM10.4 million this Ramadan to be distributed to the asnaf (eligible tithe recipients), the poor and Muslim converts, with RM1.4 million for the amil.
Last year, Muis collected more than RM10.83 million in zakat fitrah and more than RM90.33 million in business tithe.
More than RM17.86 million in tithe collection was disbursed between January and March this year, with RM7.72 million for the asnaf, it said. – Bernama, April 12, 2021
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