❖ Zakat Ruling on Withdrawn GP Fund During Employment
Question:
Government employees sometimes withdraw amounts from their General Provident Fund (GP Fund) during their service to meet personal needs. Is Zakat obligatory on such withdrawn amounts?
❖ Answer by Shaykh Saeed Mujtaba Saeedi ḥafiẓahullāh:
✔ If the withdrawn GP Fund amount has already been spent to fulfill a need, then:
Zakat is not obligatory on that amount.✔ Only the remaining balance from the withdrawn fund will be subject to Zakat, provided it meets the nisab and a lunar year passes over it.
❖ Summary:
❀ No Zakat on the amount that has been used/spent.
❀ Zakat applies only to the leftover amount, if it:
① Reaches nisab, and
② Remains in possession for a full lunar year.
This fatwa has been issued by:Shaykh Saeed Mujtaba Saeedi ḥafiẓahullāh
وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
And Allah knows best what is correct.
