The Impact of Zakat to the Economy, Organization and Moral and Social

Abstract

Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam that every Muslim must obey. Zakat is not only meant as a spiritual command but it gives impacts widely to the society, brings benefits to all the needy where they need help in order to survive. Using a descriptive analysis, the chapter consists of a literature review of previous studies and a short survey of questionnaire (n=54). This chapter revealed the positive impacts of zakat to economy, organization, moral, and social. The results of this chapter can be used as a reference for stakeholders and the muzakki (zakat contributor) on the multiplier effects of zakat to the society, thus particularly for government to make necessary policies and actions to encourage the collection and distribution of zakat effectively.