Section 20. Baitulmal Fund. (BAITUMAL CORPORATION ENACTMENT 1998

ENACTMENT NO. 11 OF 1998
BAITUMAL CORPORATION ENACTMENT 1998

PART IV - FINANCE

Section 20. Baitulmal Fund.

(1) For the purposes of this Enactment, there is hereby established a fund to be known as “the Baitulmal Fund" (hereinafter referred to as "Baitulmal") which shall be administered and controlled by the Corporation.

(2) Baitulmal shall consist of cash and property whether transferable not according to Hukum Syarak as follows:

(a)

any money belonging to the Majlis immediately before the appointed date allocated to Baitulmal;

(b)

any money or property assigned by the Majlis to Baitulmal;

(c)

the balance of all moneys from the collection of z

akat

and

fitrah

paid by Muslims collected in the State after distribution to

asnaf-asnaf

in the State who are entitled to receive the same shall be paid into Baitulmal;

(d)

all fines imposed by the Syariah Courts on persons found guilty of offences provided in the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment 1995 or other law in force shall be paid into Baitulmal;

(e)

any interest received by Muslims in the State who keep money in the bank and do not wish to involve themselves in

riba

and any other form of

riba

may be yielded up to Baitulmal;

(f)

all monies provided from time to time for the purposes of Baitulmal by the Majlis;

(g)

all monies earned or arising from any property and investment acquired by or vested in Baitulmal;

(h)

all grants in cash or property or gifts by Muslims for the support of Islamic teachings or for the benefit of Muslims generally or any section thereof;

(i) all

property or monies from Muslims who have become apostates and have been convicted by the Syariah Courts shall be paid into Baitulmal;

(j)

all property or monies devised and bequeathed by Muslims to Baitulmal;

(k)

all lost or unclaimed property or monies not claimed by the owner thereof for more than one year after due notice thereof has been published may be yielded up to and received by Baitulmal;

(l)

all property or monies being the inheritance of Muslims, who are heirless or where there is uninherited residuary therefrom after distribution has been made to the heirs who are entitled thereto shall be yielded up to Baitulmal;

(m)

every debt or fine required to be paid according to

Hukum Syarak

for self-redemption such as

fidyah-fidyah,

breach of oath,

diat

and the like may be paid to and yielded up to Baitulmal;

(n)

all other property and monies in whatever manner made payable to or vest in Baitulmal relating to any matter incidental to its duty and power;

(o)

all property or monies unlawfully acquired by a Muslim through gaming or the like, which, after he has repented, cannot be returned to the owner thereof, may be yielded up to Baitulmal;

(p)

every debt in the form of property or money due to any Muslim where it is not known whether he is alive or dead or whether he has any heir who may inherit the same may be yielded up to Baitulmal;

(q)

every debt required to be paid according, to

Hukum Syarak

without derogating from the Administration of Islamic Law Enactment 1992 such as

fidyah-fidyah

may be yielded up to Baitulmal; and

(r) any

other sources agreed upon and approved by the State Fatwa Council.