Zakat Fitrah In Melaka Fixed At RM7 Per Person

MELAKA, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- The zakat fitrah (personal tithe) rate in Melaka for this year has been set between RM7 and RM22 per individual, according to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.

He said that the rates are determined based on the type of rice consumed: RM7 for Super Special Tempatan, RM15 for Super Special Import, and RM22 for basmati rice.

He added that the rates were established with the agreement of the Melaka Fatwa Committee during its fourth meeting this year.

“The meeting also determined that one Baghdad bushel, equivalent to 2.6 kilogrammes of Super Special Tempatan (Grade A) rice, would be used as the benchmark for setting the three zakat fitrah rates,” he said.

He said this in his speech at the opening of the Melaka Islamic Religious Agencies’ Assembly 2025, held at the Masjid Al-Azim auditorium in Bukit Palah, today.

Also present were the State Education, Higher Education, and Religious Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman and the State Mufti Datuk Abdul Halim Tawil.

-- BERNAMA