An Analysis on the Zakat Distribution at Lembaga Zakat Selangor during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Analisis Agihan Zakat Di Lembaga Zakat Selangor Semasa Pandemik Covid-19

Abstract

Lembaga Zakat Selangor is a zakat institution that is responsible for the collection and distribution of zakat in Selangor. The COVID-19 pandemic transmission crisis has caused economic imbalances as many individuals lost their source of income, were laid off, and businesses were found to decline causing household income to be unstable. Thus, the Zakat Institution has come forward earlier by taking proactive measures in providing zakat assistance to individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the zakat distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses a qualitative approach based on library review. The findings of the study show that individuals who are eligible to receive zakat are increasing due to the pandemic. Therefore, zakat institutions need to pay attention in looking at other aids that can be distributs to the dropouts who are not included in the asnaf category.

Abstrak

Lembaga Zakat Selangor merupakan institusi zakat yang bertanggunggjawab dalam urusan kutipan dan agihan zakat di Selangor. Krisis penularan pandemik COVID-19 telah menyebabkan ketidakseimbangan ekonomi apabila ramai individu hilang punca pendapatan, diberhentikan kerja, dan perniagaan didapati merosot sehingga menyebabkan pendapatan isi rumah tidak stabil. Justeru, Institusi Zakat telah tampil lebih awal dengan mengambil langkah-langkah proaktif dalam memberikan bantuan zakat kepada individu-individu yang terjejas akibat pandemik COVID -19. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan menilai keberkesanan agihan zakat semasa pandemik COVID-19. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif yang berasaskan tinjauan kepustakaan. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa individu yang layak menerima zakat semakin meningkat ekoran pandemik yang berlaku. Lantaran itu, Lembaga Zakat Selangor telah mengagihkan bantuan kepada orang yang memerlukan dengan jumlah yang ditetapkan beserta jumlah penerima. Kajian ini juga menyenaraikan jenis sumbangan beserta jumlah wang bantuan yang diagihkan semasa pandemic COVID-19.