Towards Improving The Zakat Management System In Kano State: A Case Study Of Zakat And Hubusi Commission

Zakat is enshrined by Allah on every Muslim who posses a certain amount of wealth over a certain periods of time, to be given to particular category of people. With all conditions governing the zakat systems, Muslims living during the era of Islamic revelation did not find it difficult to manage and distribute zakat as revealed. Traditionally, the prophet Muhammad SAW normally appoint his companions to collect zakat and submit to him for distribution, in some instances He assigns a zakat collector to collect and distribute it among the qualified people for zakat funds in the community the zakat received, this helps in establishing a prudent society full of love and free of poverty. However, the successive Islamic government are found neglecting the zakat institution, coupled with the unfotunate situations of colonialization of the Islamic countires, lead to almost total collapse of the zakat institution. Recently, many Muslim communities realised the impact of zakat in establishing social welafre and reducing poverty and established states own zakat institutions. Kano State of Nigeria being one among the Shariah compliant state established its zakat institution in 2003. This qualitattive study aims to chek the experiences and challenges faced by the Zakat and Hubusi commission Kano State, with a view to suggest the best practices suitable for adoption in the state