Zakat Penang: how to pay Zakat MAINPP, counters and tax receipts

In Penang, zakat is paid to Zakat MAINPP, the zakat body of the Penang Islamic Religious Council (Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Pulau Pinang), online through its Portal Zakat Pulau Pinang, by online banking, by monthly salary deduction (Skim Sakinah), at selected Pos Malaysia counters, or at its own counters. LHDN gives a resident taxpayer a tax rebate for zakat paid to a religious authority, up to the tax charged for the year, so keep the Zakat MAINPP receipt for seven years.

The short version

Paying online

Zakat MAINPP's payment page points to its online payment portal, Portal Zakat Pulau Pinang, at zakatpenang2u.com. Zakat MAINPP says payments there are processed in real time and that a receipt is issued within a set period.

On the portal you can:

• pay zakat harta (zakat on wealth, such as income, savings, gold and silver, EPF, business, crops and livestock, and shares);
• pay zakat fitrah;
• work out an amount with the online calculator;
• check your record of zakat payments and print your payment receipts.

Zakat MAINPP's payment page also says you can pay directly through a number of banks and digital payment channels. Its page shows them as logos: Maybank, Bank Rakyat, BSN, Touch 'n Go eWallet, MyEG, Shopee and ikhlas.

Sources: Zakat MAINPP, Pembayaran Zakat and Portal Zakat Pulau Pinang, read 2026-10-14.

Monthly salary deduction: Skim Sakinah

Skim Sakinah is Zakat MAINPP's monthly zakat deduction from salary. Zakat MAINPP says it is open to Muslim employees of government, statutory bodies and the private sector. You apply on an online form, giving your personal details, your employer and its payroll department, and the monthly amount; the form sets a minimum of RM10 a month and asks you to authorise your employer to deduct it.

Sources: Zakat MAINPP, Pembayaran Zakat and Skim Sakinah form, read 2026-10-14.

Paying in person

Pos Malaysia. Zakat MAINPP says you can pay at selected Pos Malaysia counters. It does not list which ones.

Zakat MAINPP head office. 4, Jalan Perda Selatan, Bandar Perda, 14000 Bukit Mertajam. Open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm, with a Friday break from 12.15pm to 2.45pm. Phone 04-549 8088, email admin@zakat.mainpp.gov.my, and Zakat MAINPP also has an official WhatsApp.

Branch counters (Kaunter Cawangan). Zakat MAINPP lists these:

Zakat MAINPP gives no opening hours for its branch counters.

Mobile counters (Kaunter Bergerak). Zakat MAINPP's contact page lists the month's mobile counter stops, for example at health clinics and mosques, with the date and the hours, usually 11am to 3pm.

Sources: Zakat MAINPP, Pembayaran Zakat, Zakat MAINPP, Hubungi Kami and Zakat MAINPP home page, read 2026-10-14.

Your receipt and the income tax rebate

LHDN, Malaysia's tax authority, says an individual resident in Malaysia with taxable income can claim a tax rebate for zakat, fitrah or other payments required by Islam made to a religious authority set up under written law, and that the rebate is limited to the income tax charged for that year of assessment. LHDN counts all types of zakat paid in the calendar year.

What to do:

1. Keep the receipt for every zakat payment. Online payers can print receipts from Portal Zakat Pulau Pinang.
2. Claim the rebate when you file your income tax return.
3. You do not send the receipt with the return, but LHDN lists the zakat receipt as a supporting document you must keep for seven years from the year you file.

Sources: LHDN, Frequently Asked Questions (Individual), questions 8, 9, 27 and 28, and Portal Zakat Pulau Pinang, read 2026-10-14.

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