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The Eligibility of a Bankrupt to Receive Zakāh in Malaysia

Bankruptcy is one of the worst conditions that individuals may face. Islamic law has informed the rules of the debt and warned against leniency in payment of debt and urged its payment, and has prescribed several methods for its payment, including the share of al-Ghārimīn. The jurists have set the p...

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Main Authors: Zameli, Mohamad Hisyam, Awang Hamat, Mohd Afandi
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Published: IIUM Press 2021
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BPH531 Zakat
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spelling my.iium.irep.906942021-07-07T08:31:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/90694/ The Eligibility of a Bankrupt to Receive Zakāh in Malaysia Zameli, Mohamad Hisyam Awang Hamat, Mohd Afandi BPH531 Zakat Bankruptcy is one of the worst conditions that individuals may face. Islamic law has informed the rules of the debt and warned against leniency in payment of debt and urged its payment, and has prescribed several methods for its payment, including the share of al-Ghārimīn. The jurists have set the parameters and conditions for the entitlement of al-Ghārimīn for zakāh. But the question remains about the issue of entitlement of a bankrupt to receive zakāh because there is no discussion on it in the books of jurisprudence. Therefore, this research intends to clarify the eligibility of a bankrupt to receive zakāh, especially from the al-Ghārimīn category. This research also intends to discover the ways in which the insolvency administration in Malaysia issues decisions on bankruptcy, and to search for the conditions for zakāh eligibility in Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS). Through the inductive approach, the researchers collected information related to the subject, and then they worked on analyzing the information and data obtained. The researchers concluded a number of results, the most important of which are: al-Ghārimūn are Muslim debtors and deserve zakāh to pay off their debts; the reasons for bankruptcy are among the most important factors for the eligibility of zakāh; and if the bankrupt has a deferred debt, it makes him ineligible to receive zakāh. IIUM Press 2021-01-28 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/90694/1/90694_The%20Eligibility%20of%20a%20Bankrupt.pdf Zameli, Mohamad Hisyam and Awang Hamat, Mohd Afandi (2021) The Eligibility of a Bankrupt to Receive Zakāh in Malaysia. International Journal of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh Studies, 5 (1). pp. 33-41. E-ISSN 2600-8408 https://journals.iium.edu.my/al-fiqh/index.php/al-fiqh/article/view/222
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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Zameli, Mohamad Hisyam
Awang Hamat, Mohd Afandi
The Eligibility of a Bankrupt to Receive Zakāh in Malaysia
description Bankruptcy is one of the worst conditions that individuals may face. Islamic law has informed the rules of the debt and warned against leniency in payment of debt and urged its payment, and has prescribed several methods for its payment, including the share of al-Ghārimīn. The jurists have set the parameters and conditions for the entitlement of al-Ghārimīn for zakāh. But the question remains about the issue of entitlement of a bankrupt to receive zakāh because there is no discussion on it in the books of jurisprudence. Therefore, this research intends to clarify the eligibility of a bankrupt to receive zakāh, especially from the al-Ghārimīn category. This research also intends to discover the ways in which the insolvency administration in Malaysia issues decisions on bankruptcy, and to search for the conditions for zakāh eligibility in Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS). Through the inductive approach, the researchers collected information related to the subject, and then they worked on analyzing the information and data obtained. The researchers concluded a number of results, the most important of which are: al-Ghārimūn are Muslim debtors and deserve zakāh to pay off their debts; the reasons for bankruptcy are among the most important factors for the eligibility of zakāh; and if the bankrupt has a deferred debt, it makes him ineligible to receive zakāh.
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title The Eligibility of a Bankrupt to Receive Zakāh in Malaysia
title_short The Eligibility of a Bankrupt to Receive Zakāh in Malaysia
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title_fullStr The Eligibility of a Bankrupt to Receive Zakāh in Malaysia
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