Zakah Distribution for The Purpose of Capital Assistance at Zakah Institutions in Malaysia: An Exploratory Study
Keywords:
asnaf, zakah institutions, zakah capital assistance, zakah for business purposes
Abstract
As prescribed by shari'ah, zakah is distributed to eight (8) groups of asnaf. There are different mechanisms in Malaysia to distribute zakah, such as financial support for living, education, medical, et cetera. One of the financial supports from zakah is to motivate the beneficiary of zakah by supplying zakah fund for business purposes. This study will explore the practise of capital assistance among zakah institutions in Malaysia. The information for this research was gathered through interviews conducted between July and September 2019. The findings indicate that, out of fourteen (14) states in Malaysia, only one state does not include zakah for business purposes, which is Sarawak or Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak.
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Sherliza Puat, Raedah Sapingi & Maslina Ahmad. (2017). Identifying Disclosure Items for Zakat Institutions.” Asian Academic Accounting Association.
Published
2021-01-06
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Harun, N. and Ab Rahman, A. (2021) “Zakah Distribution for The Purpose of Capital Assistance at Zakah Institutions in Malaysia: An Exploratory Study”, Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH), 6(1), pp. 298 - 306. doi: 10.47405/mjssh.v6i1.630.
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