Controversies in zakat: an effective method of resolution

• Main Authors: Tahir, Ibrahim Nuhu, Oziev, Gapur
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: HB126.4 Islamic Economics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69129/1/69129_Controversies%20in%20zakat.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69129/2/69129_Controversies%20in%20zakat_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69129/3/69129_Controversies%20in%20zakat_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69129/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/749

Perhaps zakāt is the only pillar of Islam which has been so widely disputed by scholars with regard to its rulings, application and above all necessity of modification. The Muslim Ummah has witnessed widespread misconceptions about some rulings and application of zakāt mainly due to usage of weak an...