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Towards A Unified Zakat System

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Table 6.14(b) Appointment and pay for Shariah supervisory committeeWho should Freq. Mean Rank Sub-group means by country SD MIN MAX Chi-sq P. valueappoint shariaadvisoryandBA KU SA UAEsupervisoryCommittee?Companies 159 2.74 2 2.90 2.76 2.88 2.42 1.09 1 5 6.17. 104. 895 1 5 1.54 . 673Government 159 4.26 1 4.18 4.15 4.41 4.23Who should paySharia advisoryand supervisorycommittee?Companies 159 3.30 2 3.42 3.19 3.40 3.18 1.13 1 5 1.53Government 159 3.82 1 3.79 3.92 3.84 3.73 1.15 1 5 1.43BA= Bahrain KU= Kuwa it SA= Saudi Arabi a UAE= United Arab Emirates. 675. 698Table 6.14(b) reveals no difference between nationalities intheir opinions about appointing and paying the SSC. Bylooking at the mean scores, however, it is shown thatrespondents are strongly in favour of appointments made bythe government (while disagreeing with appointments made bycompanies). On the other hand, the opinions about paymentare not so clear cut. The mean scores for companies andgovernment are 3.30 and 3.82 respectively. Thus, it seemsthat the respondents would like to see companies paying atleast a part of the SSC salaries.6.4.3 Potential benefits from <strong>Zakat</strong> implementation<strong>Zakat</strong> is the backbone of an Islamic economic system. It ispaid in fulfilment of a religious duty. <strong>Zakat</strong> is used tohelp solve some aspects of poverty and misery. <strong>Zakat</strong> is aresponsibility towards society and the needy, and it is paidto comply with Allah's command. Moreover, <strong>Zakat</strong> helps inmaintaining social solidarity amongst Muslims. It lessens248

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