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Towards A Unified Zakat System

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<strong>Zakat</strong> payer are added to the profits, unless he proves theunlikely hood of collecting them, or if there is a disputebetween him and the other parties. It was, therefore,important to investigate the perceptions, of the selectedgroup of respondents, regarding the <strong>Zakat</strong> accountingmethod.Research Question (13)" What are the various perceptions, of the selectedgroups of respondents, of <strong>Zakat</strong> accounting methods?5.2.14 Benefit of <strong>Zakat</strong> implementationAccording to Al-Qaradawi (1986) <strong>Zakat</strong> (alms), in thelanguage of the Qur'an and the Sunna, may be calledcharity. The root of the word charity is taken fromtruthfulness. This is why <strong>Zakat</strong> is called charity, becauseit is evidence of the truth of the belief of the one giving<strong>Zakat</strong> and belief in The Day of Judgment. The Qur'an hasexpressed the religious aims for <strong>Zakat</strong> in two words;purification and sanctification.Take alms from their wealth in order to purify themand sanctify them with it. (Attawba, 103).This is because the wealth that a man gathers may not beclear (it may be from uncertain origins) or may be179

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