Ke arah Model Agihan Zakat Terhadap Mangsa Bencana di Negeri Kedah Berdasarkan Jenis Bencana dan Bantuan

Towards Zakah Distrubution Model for The Disaster Victims in Kedah Based on Type of Disaster and Assistance

Abstract

Recently, Malaysia has faced an increase in the types of disasters involving floods, storms, fires and even virus pandemics that affect public life and public health. Based on the report made by the zakat authority in the state of Kedah, namely Lembaga Zakat Negeri Kedah (LZNK), the distribution of zakat to disaster victims in the state of Kedah is allocated from the poor and needy asnaf only. This matter needs to be examined in more depth based on the discussions of scholars on several other asnafs such as al-Gharimun, Ibn al-Sabil and Muallafah Qulubuhum to get a form of benchmark in generating new initiatives for relief schemes for disaster victims more comprehensive. These preliminary findings have successfully presented the types of disasters that occur in Malaysia and in the state of Kedah. The findings have also shown the form of assistance that has been given by related parties to disaster victims such as Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), LZNK and Angkatan Pertahanan Awam (APM) in the state of Kedah. The findings have also shown the need for LZNK to form a zakat distribution model for disaster victims involving other asnaf such as al-Gharimun, Ibn al-Sabil and Muallafah Qulubuhum in addition to the poor and needy asnaf. This will result in good results for LZNK in placing a comprehensive and focused zakat collection distribution performance.