International Journal of Islamic Business and Economics
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): IJIBEC VOL. 5 NO. 1 JUNE 2021

Incentive Zakat Agency Mechanism, a Comparison between Indonesia and Malaysia

Dodik Siswantoro (Universitas Indonesia)
Mohammad Soleh Nurzaman (Universitas Indonesia)
Sri Nurhayati (Universitas Esa Unggul, Jakarta)
Agus Munandar (Universitas Indonesia)
Abdul Ghafar Ismail (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2021

Abstract

The objective of the research is to compare the incentive zakat agency mechanism between Indonesia and Malaysia. In Indonesia, private institutions are permitted to collect zakat and have the agency to support zakat collection, while in Malaysia only state institution collects zakat. To enhance zakat fund collectability, they need agencies located in specific institutions. However, both countries share a similar mechanism of incentive zakat agency allocation. The method of the research is based on a qualitative study. Some respondents are questioned and interviewed on a specific topic of incentive zakat agency mechanism. The result shows that the agency mechanism in private zakat institutions in Indonesia is more flexible than Malaysia. The agency is authorized to get zakat allocation to be disbursed to surrounding zakat recipients and develop the allocation report. On the other hand, a zakat rebate can be a supporting factor for Muslims to pay zakat more in Malaysia than in Indonesia. This is the first study which compare the incentive zakat agency mechanism between Indonesia and Malaysia. Most of previous research does not investigate and compare the zakat incentive.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJIBEC

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

International Journal of Islamic Business and Economics (IJIBEC) is a peer-reviewed economic journal serving as a forum for Islamic Business Economics Scholars concerning to area of Islamic Accounting, Banking, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources Management, and Management. This ...