REINSTRUMENTASI FUNGSI ZAKAT MENUJU PENGENTASAN KESENJANGAN SOSIAL EKONOMI UMAT

Zakat is a worship mâliyah ijtimâ’iyah that has very important<br />and strategic position in empowering and development of<br />economic welfare in society. Because of that, zakat can function<br />as an instrument of even distribution of society’s economy. But<br />this function is not longer felt by the society because of some<br />reasons. The first, the knowledge of society to their treasure that<br />zakat must be given is limited to the konventional sources. The<br />second, the mechanism of zakat distribution is still traditional<br />konsumptif. In such a way, the function of instrumentatif zakat<br />as a media of mental learning mustahiq to put productive way<br />forward in financing is not reached. Therefore, the<br />understanding of society. management and its distribution<br />need refreshing. This writing discusses how zakat can really<br />function as the solution of imbalance society’s economy