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Housing assistance under the zakat, disbursement schemes in Malaysia

Housing assistances such as rental, repair, deposit and construction have been part of the zakat disbursement schemes in Malaysia. Majority of the fourteen States in Malaysia do provide this kind of assistances under their zakat disbursement schemes though the practice varies from one State to ano...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila, Aripin, Srazali
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Published: Academic Research Publishing Group 2018
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spelling my.iium.irep.836202020-10-22T14:40:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/83620/ Housing assistance under the zakat, disbursement schemes in Malaysia Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila Aripin, Srazali H Social Sciences (General) Housing assistances such as rental, repair, deposit and construction have been part of the zakat disbursement schemes in Malaysia. Majority of the fourteen States in Malaysia do provide this kind of assistances under their zakat disbursement schemes though the practice varies from one State to another. At the Federal level however, the proposal for standardization has been made by the Department of Awqaf, Zakat and Pilgrimage (JAWHAR), Malaysia. Thus, it is the objective of the paper to document the practice of providing housing assistances to the eligible asnafs (zakat recipient) using the Manual of Zakat Disbursement Administration by JAWHAR as the basis. The study employed content analysis method to unveil the practices of providing housing assistances taking the state of Perak practices as an example. The study confirms that the zakat fund is used for housing assistances stemming from the principle that accommodation is one of the human necessities other than food, costumes, medication,education and transportation, but it is not on the large scale of housing development. These housing assistances are aimed to provide a better living environment for the wellbeing of asnafs. Academic Research Publishing Group 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/83620/1/Housing%20Assistance%20Under%20the%20Zakat%20Disbursement%20Scheme%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila and Aripin, Srazali (2018) Housing assistance under the zakat, disbursement schemes in Malaysia. The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Special Issue (2). pp. 299-302. ISSN 2413-6670 E-ISSN 2411-9458 https://www.arpgweb.com/pdf-files/spi2.8.299-302.pdf 10.32861/jssr.spi2.299.302
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
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Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila
Aripin, Srazali
Housing assistance under the zakat, disbursement schemes in Malaysia
description Housing assistances such as rental, repair, deposit and construction have been part of the zakat disbursement schemes in Malaysia. Majority of the fourteen States in Malaysia do provide this kind of assistances under their zakat disbursement schemes though the practice varies from one State to another. At the Federal level however, the proposal for standardization has been made by the Department of Awqaf, Zakat and Pilgrimage (JAWHAR), Malaysia. Thus, it is the objective of the paper to document the practice of providing housing assistances to the eligible asnafs (zakat recipient) using the Manual of Zakat Disbursement Administration by JAWHAR as the basis. The study employed content analysis method to unveil the practices of providing housing assistances taking the state of Perak practices as an example. The study confirms that the zakat fund is used for housing assistances stemming from the principle that accommodation is one of the human necessities other than food, costumes, medication,education and transportation, but it is not on the large scale of housing development. These housing assistances are aimed to provide a better living environment for the wellbeing of asnafs.
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author Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila
Aripin, Srazali
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Aripin, Srazali
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title Housing assistance under the zakat, disbursement schemes in Malaysia
title_short Housing assistance under the zakat, disbursement schemes in Malaysia
title_full Housing assistance under the zakat, disbursement schemes in Malaysia
title_fullStr Housing assistance under the zakat, disbursement schemes in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Housing assistance under the zakat, disbursement schemes in Malaysia
title_sort housing assistance under the zakat, disbursement schemes in malaysia
publisher Academic Research Publishing Group
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/83620/1/Housing%20Assistance%20Under%20the%20Zakat%20Disbursement%20Scheme%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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