Pusat Zakat Melaka - The Law of Zakat

Society today was less exposed about what was known as zakat. Payment of zakat or giving away of zakat was given more emphasized only during the noble month especially Ramadhan and before Syawal. Zakat Fitrah was collected by the Amils (zakat collectors) all over Malaysia and was something familiar which was done by most Muslims. Nevertheless, although less revealing the society about zakat's payment other than Zakat Fitrah there are also others namely property zakat such as income zakat, shares zakat, gold zakat and silver, savings monetary zakat ,agriculture zakat EPF's zakat, livestock business zakat.

Collection of this property zakat was according to what had been calculated and decided. Claim on property zakat should be emphasized more because property zakat was claim on some parts of the property which was needed to be issued and distributed to those who deserved.

The Culture of paying zakat should be in the soul of each human Muslims so that zakat's fund can be channeled to all the deserving people that is fixed under Islamic law and further can make zakat recipient which eventually be the zakat contributor. Hence, a paradigm shift must strike in ensuring zakat management effectiveness whether from distribution aspect or suitable collection with globalization and world era beyond borders.