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Question
How much is the rate of amil's commission following Islam? What is the Fatwa committee's view on the decision of the Muis Fitrah committee in determining the amils commissions?

Answer
Allah had determined that those who have a share of the zakat is the 8 asnafs (category) stated in Allah's firman in Surah Attaubah ayat 60.

"Donations(zakat) are only for those who are poor,destitute, amils who manage the zakat, muallafs who need to tame their heart, those who wants to free themselves from the shackles of slavery, those who are in debt and and for spending in the road of Allah and those musafir (who are a short of money) during their journey. One resolution law that comes from Allah, and Allah Knows More, and Very Much Intelligent ."

From these 8 asnafs, 5 of them are helped because of their needs. They are the fakir, the poor, riqab, gharimin and ibnussabil (those who are stranded in their journey). 2 of the Asnafs, are given assistance as they support the religious struggle, they are fisabilillah and muallaf. And the asnaf who manage the job of collecting and disbursing the zakat are the amils.

Islamic scholars have determined that the amils are those who do work concerning with the collection and disbursement of zakat; This also includes the counters, assessors, those who safekeep, zakat manage or disburse the zakat.

The rate of commissions received by the amils is in accordance to the amount of work that they do. Imam Nawawi in his kitab Raudatut Talibin wa Umdatul Muftiyin Juz II m.s 327 had explained that:

"Amil commissions are given according to the amount of work that they do. The Imams (group who are responsible about religion) can (sah) ask the amil to collect zakat without any conditions and after he finishes his job, he is a given commission according to the job that he does. And if the party concerned, wants to set the payment as a salary towards a job done, or as an agreement upon a job done, then the payment can be taken from the zakat collection. The amils cannot ask for more than that."

Based on this factor, the Muis Fatwa committee had decided that the Fitrah committee's decision in determining the amils' commissions is not wrong from the viewpoint of law(hukum).