Question $4$

Zakrie and Emely have been married for $20$ years and have $4$ children, aged $6$ to $18$ years

old. One of their daughter is doing diploma at Unitar and others are studying in primary and

secondary school.

Zakrie is a town planner by profession, earning RM$10,000$ a month. He contributes $11\%$ of

his salary to EPF for his retirement benefit. Zakrie always supports his parents financially by

giving them monthly allowance of RM$500.$ Besides his current employment, Zakrie also doing

a part time consultant and on average he is earning around RM$5,000$ a month. Emely is a full$-$

time housewife. Besides the house that they are staying now, the couple has two other

apartments that they are renting out for RM$1,200$ each per month.

Zakrie and Emely listed their assets with current value as follows:

Al Wadiah Account inBank Muamalat RM$20,000$

Tabung Haji RM$50,000$

Bank Islam Fixed Deposits RM$40,000$

Gold bar $100$ grams $(24k$ gold$)$

Jewelries that Emely wears $950$ gram $(24$k gold$)$

Bank Islam Unit Trust RM$15,000$

Maybank Shares RM$12,500$ with principal value of RM$12,000$

Required:

a$)$ Calculate total zakat $($zakat on income, gold, investment and savings$)$ that Zakrie and

Emely have to pay for the year based on the online zakat calculator from TWO $(2)$ different

states in Malaysia as stated below. Your answer should be in the following table $($copy the

table in the answer booklet$).$

$(12$ Marks$)$

b$)$ Based on your answer in $($a$),$ discuss TWO $(2)$ reasons why there are differences in zakat

calculation between the two states.