MUI Fatwa: Youtubers, Influencers, and Digital Creative Economy Practitioners Must Pay Income Zakat

Fatwa MUI: Youtubers, Selebgrams, and Digital Creative Economy Practitioners Must Pay Income Zakat.

MUI Fatwa: Youtubers, Influencers, and Digital Creative Economy Practitioners Must Pay Income Zakat

Dream - The Ulama Ijtima Fatwa Commission of Indonesia has produced a number of provisions. One of them is related to the provision of income zakat for YouTubers, influencers, and other digital creative economy actors.

"The forum has established an obligation for YouTubers, influencers, and other digital creative economy actors to give zakat,""
According to Chairman of the Fatwa Division of MUI, Asrorun Niam Sholeh, in his statement, quoted on Friday, May 31, 2024.

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Niam explained that the Ijtima Ulama forum views digital technology as a tool that has great potential for continuous development and providing social and economic benefits to society. He said that this decision is a response from the ulama to the increasingly massive digital development among the community, including digital activities that generate profits.

He explained that the obligation of zakat for YouTubers and influencers is determined based on various considerations, one of which is that the content produced must not violate Sharia provisions.

"The obligation of zakat applies when income has reached the nisab, which is equivalent to 65 grams of gold, and has reached the hawalan al haul (one year) of ownership."
ujarnya.

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"If the income has not reached the nisab yet, continued Niam, then the income will be collected for one year and only released after reaching the nisab, with a zakat rate of 2.5 percent if following the kamariah or hijriyah year."

2.57 percent

In situations where the use of the Hijri year is difficult to implement, such as in business bookkeeping, Niam stated that the applicable zakat rate is 2.57 percent.

"However, it must be emphasized that the obligation of zakat only applies to digital activities that comply with sharia. If the content violates sharia principles, such as slander, instigation, pornography, gambling, and other forbidden things, then it is considered forbidden."
"ujarnya" in English is "he/she said".

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Niam also emphasizes that income from Youtubers, influencers, and other digital creative economy players whose content contradicts Sharia provisions is forbidden.

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Fatwa MUI: Youtubers, Selebgrams, and Digital Creative Economy Practitioners Must Pay Income Zakat.

"The forum has established an obligation for YouTubers, influencers, and other digital creative economy actors to give zakat,""According to Chairman of the Fatwa Division of MUI, Asrorun Niam Sholeh, in his statement, quoted on Friday, May 31, 2024.

"The obligation of zakat applies when income has reached the nisab, which is equivalent to 65 grams of gold, and has reached the hawalan al haul (one year) of ownership."ujarnya.

2.57 percent

"The forum has established an obligation for YouTubers, influencers, and other digital creative economy actors to give zakat,""
According to Chairman of the Fatwa Division of MUI, Asrorun Niam Sholeh, in his statement, quoted on Friday, May 31, 2024.

"The obligation of zakat applies when income has reached the nisab, which is equivalent to 65 grams of gold, and has reached the hawalan al haul (one year) of ownership."
ujarnya.