2020
DOI: 10.31838/jcr.07.05.22
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Zakat and the Empowerment of the Hardcore Poor in the 21st Century

Abstract: Numerous definitions and concepts of poverty have been put forth as a result of different beliefs, cultural backgrounds, life philosophies and social norms. Individuals' needs are also different and contingent on their social demographics. Nevertheless, the issue of poverty is tied to the definitions and concepts that refer to specific unfulfilled needs or wants. Islam is more advanced in defending the rights of the poor with the implementation of zakat (obligatory charity in the form of alms-giving) with no p… Show more

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“…This finding is also in line with Hamid & Hamid, (2020) that empowerment programs without being accompanied by mustahiq skills have not been able to improve their standard of living. This is not in line with the findings of Hamidi et al, (2019), which state that productive zakat funds positively affect the improvement of mustahiq skills.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 83%
“…This finding is also in line with Hamid & Hamid, (2020) that empowerment programs without being accompanied by mustahiq skills have not been able to improve their standard of living. This is not in line with the findings of Hamidi et al, (2019), which state that productive zakat funds positively affect the improvement of mustahiq skills.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 83%
“…Zakat, a form of Islamic social finance, is critical to the country’s economic development and social security (Bilo and Machado, 2019; Saad et al , 2020). Optimal use of zakat could effectively overcome poverty among Muslim communities by minimising the income disparity between the rich and the poor (Kailani and Slama, 2020; Owoyemi, 2020; Hamid and Hamid, 2020; Kusuma and Ryandono, 2016; Zauro et al , 2020; Ahmed et al , 2017; Kuran, 2020). Furthermore, this concept eliminates despicable traits in muzaki (zakat giver) and cultivates noble qualities (Masroom et al , 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%