The PKR leader says he had only wanted to encourage a debate on the matter. FMTNews SultanSelangor AnwarIbrahim Zakat
November 6, 2019 1:20 PMKUALA LUMPUR: Anwar Ibrahim said he accepts the Selangor sultan’s opposition over his proposal to open up zakat to non-Muslim recipients, saying the matter comes under the ruler’s jurisdiction.
But the PKR president said his call was made in the spirit of a healthy debate as encouraged in Islam.“I only started a new debate about this topic because there has been different views. I welcome his decision. I just want for us to have the space to continue a healthy debate,” he said, adding that matters on Islam come under the jurisdiction of the sultan and the state Islamic council.
Zakat is a religious obligation for Muslims who meet several criteria of wealth. A Muslim owning wealth above a minimum amount is obliged to pay an annual rate of 2.5%. Anwar first made the suggestion to open up zakat to the poor from other religions during a conference on zakat organised by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council and UiTM on Oct 30. He also said the proposal would require fatwa and policy changes.
But in a statement issued by his private secretary Mohamad Munir Bani, the Selangor sultan, citing advice from state mufti Mohd Tamyes Abd Wahid, said zakat could only be distributed to non-Muslims if such help would result in their conversion to Islam.
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