Empowering education among asnaf through distribution of zakat from the perspective of maqasid syariah

• Main Authors: Ismail, Halim, Ismail, Noor Azizi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Akademi Zakat (AZKA) 2022
• Subjects: BPH Islamic Economics; BPH531 Zakat; BPL Islamic education; BV1460 Religious Education; KBP42 Legal education. Study and teaching; LB41 Aims and objectives of education. Sustainable education
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/97383/7/97383_Empowering%20education%20among%20asnaf%20through%20distribution%20of%20zakat.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/97383/; https://azjaf.zakat.com.my/index.php/azjaf/article/view/92/48; https://doi.org/10.51377/azjaf.vol3no1.92

This study examines the empowerment of education among the asnaf through the distribution of zakat according to the perspective of maqasid syariah. This study presents the debate of scholars regarding the distribution of zakat to strengthen the education of asnaf and its implementation in Malaysia. This study was conducted using content analysis methods through deductive, inductive, and comparative methods. Studies show that, through the perspective of maqasid syariah, the distribution of zakat to asnaf can increase the level of education of this group.