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Prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia: Are they following the right distribution principles according to Shariah?

This study reviews and analyzes the current practice of zakat distribution in Selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia. It is observed that within recent years, zakat distribution in Selangor and the Federal Territory to fi sabilillah recipients constitutes the highest percentage as compared t...

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Main Authors:	Hassan, Rusni, Muhammad Nasir, Nur I’ffah
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2016
Subjects:	BP173.75 Islam and economics HG201 Money
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/56444/1/56444_Prioritization%20of%20zakat.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/56444/7/56444_Prioritization%20of%20zakat_Scopus.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/56444/ http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/928/674
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spelling	my.iium.irep.564442017-04-12T07:24:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56444/ Prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia: Are they following the right distribution principles according to Shariah? Hassan, Rusni Muhammad Nasir, Nur I’ffah BP173.75 Islam and economics HG201 Money This study reviews and analyzes the current practice of zakat distribution in Selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia. It is observed that within recent years, zakat distribution in Selangor and the Federal Territory to fi sabilillah recipients constitutes the highest percentage as compared to other groups of recipients. Hence, there is a need to study the relevance of prioritizing fi sabilillah over the other groups of recipients because the more the allocation channeled to a particular group, the more the chances that the rest will eventually have less portion from the zakat. Therefore, the group which is prioritized should have a more significant impact in realizing the goal of zakat. In order to do so, a few aspects must be analysed, including the principle of prioritization or preference in zakat distribution from the Shariah perspective, the definition or interpretation of zakat recipients adopted by these two states and also the zakat allocation method practiced by them. Several recommendations are proposed to improve the zakat distribution in both States. International Islamic University Malaysia 2016 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56444/1/56444_Prioritization%20of%20zakat.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56444/7/56444_Prioritization%20of%20zakat_Scopus.pdf Hassan, Rusni and Muhammad Nasir, Nur I’ffah (2016) Prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia: Are they following the right distribution principles according to Shariah? Intellectual Discourse, 24 (Special Issue). pp. 435-457. ISSN 0128-4878 http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/928/674
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spellingShingle	BP173.75 Islam and economics HG201 Money Hassan, Rusni Muhammad Nasir, Nur I’ffah Prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia: Are they following the right distribution principles according to Shariah?
description	This study reviews and analyzes the current practice of zakat distribution in Selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia. It is observed that within recent years, zakat distribution in Selangor and the Federal Territory to fi sabilillah recipients constitutes the highest percentage as compared to other groups of recipients. Hence, there is a need to study the relevance of prioritizing fi sabilillah over the other groups of recipients because the more the allocation channeled to a particular group, the more the chances that the rest will eventually have less portion from the zakat. Therefore, the group which is prioritized should have a more significant impact in realizing the goal of zakat. In order to do so, a few aspects must be analysed, including the principle of prioritization or preference in zakat distribution from the Shariah perspective, the definition or interpretation of zakat recipients adopted by these two states and also the zakat allocation method practiced by them. Several recommendations are proposed to improve the zakat distribution in both States.
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title	Prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia: Are they following the right distribution principles according to Shariah?
title_short	Prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia: Are they following the right distribution principles according to Shariah?
title_full	Prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia: Are they following the right distribution principles according to Shariah?
title_fullStr	Prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia: Are they following the right distribution principles according to Shariah?
title_full_unstemmed	Prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia: Are they following the right distribution principles according to Shariah?
title_sort	prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the federal territory of malaysia: are they following the right distribution principles according to shariah?
publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia
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Prioritization of zakat distribution in selangor and the Federal Territory of Malaysia: Are they following the right distribution principles according to Shariah?

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