Amil Zakat Is: Control, Terms, And Duties

YOGYAKARTA - Amil zakat is the party in charge of managing zakat before being distributed to people who are entitled to receive it. Parties who become committees or administer zakat are called amil zakat.

However, of course not just anyone can become amil zakat. There are conditions and conditions that must be met in order to become amil zakat. Check out the explanation of amil zakat below.

Quoted from the Fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Number 8 of 2011 concerning Amil Zakat, amil zakat is someone or a group of people appointed by the government to manage the implementation of zakat worship. Another meaning of amil zakat is someone or a group of people formed by the community and ratified by the government in managing the implementation of zakat worship.

As for Indonesia, amil zakat was formed in the National Amil Zakat Agency (BAZNAS). As the name implies, BAZNAS was founded by the government based on Presidential Decree No. 8 of 2001 which has the duty to collect and distribute zakat, infaq, and alms (ZIS) at the national level.

In Law Number 23 of 2011 concerning Zakat Management, BAZNAS is declared a non-structural government institution that is independent and responsible to the President through the Minister of Religion.

In the book Al-Majmu' Syararah Al-Muhadzzab (6/168), according to the opinion of Imam Al-Nawawi, in the Fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Number 8 of 2011 concerning Amil Zakat, Amil Zakat is a collection of taxpayers, people who collect data collection, collect, divide and maintain zakat assets. Amil zakat is entitled to receive wages in accordance with his reasonableness of 1/8 of zakat assets.

The Fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Number 8 of 2011 concerning Amil Zakat explained, to become amil zakat, there are several conditions that must be met by someone. Below are the amil zakat requirements.

Furthermore, according to the MUI website, there are other conditions that must also be met by prospective amil zakat candidates, including:

Before being distributed to the zakat recipients (mustahik), zakat will first be managed by amil zakat. The duties of amil zakat are as follows.

In addition, in carrying out his duties, amil zakat is prohibited from receiving gifts from people who pay zakat (muzakki). Likewise, Amil cannot give gifts to muzakki who are taken from zakat assets.

Such is the review of amil zakat, requirements, and tasks that must be carried out. Hopefully useful. Visit VOI.id to get other interesting information.