Pengurusan Agihan Zakat di Negara Brunei Darussalam: Kesannya Terhadap Pembangunan Sosioekonomi Negara

Abstract

Zakat management is managed under the Department of the Islamic Religious Council (JMUI) under the administrative structure of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (KHEU) which is under the Zakat Collection and Distribution Division (BAKAZ) which has been appointed and entrusted by JMUI to be responsible for managing all matters related to collection and distribution of zakat. Zakat managers are very important factor in zakat institutions because they are the one who will determine the effectiveness of national zakat collection and distribution. Zakat management cannot be implemented on a flat rate basis, they need to get out of traditional management and implement it professionally because the distribution of property is a way to eliminate poverty in addition to developing economic growth. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to find out the implementation of the zakat management process as well as the distribution process of zakat property to recipients in Brunei Darussalam. As the authority in collecting all zakat, fitrah and its distribution is under the authority of Brunei Islamic Religious Council. This research is also to find out the impact of zakat management implemented on the country’s socioeconomics according to the views of BAKAZ officials, some academics in the field of zakat and also from the producers of zakat property. The results of interviews with respondents have found that zakat management in Brunei Darussalam has greatly helped the asnaf groups in meeting their needs in terms of finance, education, medicine, skill training and so on.