Question Summary:
Zakāt on reward points

Question Detail:

May I request to clarify regarding the inclusion of "rewards points" and vouchers under Zakatable assets?
We are given rewards points by our telephone service provider, based on the usage of our mobile phones. Each month, proportional to our mobile phone usage, points are added to our account with the service provider. These points cannot be exchanged for cash. They can only be used to redeem items from a list on the service provider's website. These items include electronic devices, restaurant vouchers and talk time (e.g. 1650 points for $50 worth of IDD talk time). Other telephone service providers even allow users to pay their monthly phone bills using the points.
Vouchers also cannot be exchanged for cash, and have to be used within the restrictions imposed by them (e.g. in a certain shop or for certain items).
Would these rewards points and vouchers need to be included when calculating one's Zakatable assets?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Reward points are not Zakātable.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Zaid Mohammed Shelia,
Student Darul Iftaa
USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net