ABSTRACT
This research entitle “Assessment of the practice of Zakat
payment and its impact on the people of kaduna State” aimed at
appraising the nature of Zakat payment among the people of Kaduna state, and to
assess the problems and challenges of the application of the concept of Zakat
among the people of Kaduna State, To achieve the stated goals, the researcher
adopted the descriptive research methods, by distributing questionnaires, A
total of five hundred (500) questionnaires were distributed to two categories
of respondents i.e Zakat givers and receivers from fifteen local governments in
Kaduna State, after which the data were collected and analyzed using the
statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). The research concluded with
a number of results, the most important of which include: 1-The majority of the
respondents are qualified to receive Zakat for their life status, but most of
them have never received any kobo (as Zakat) from the rich in their community.
2- Selfish interest, is the main and major factor that leads to ineffective
nature of Zakat payment in Kaduna state. 3- Religious awareness and guidance
are the main and appropriate ways for motivating the prompt payment of Zakat.
in Kaduna State. Finally the research makes some recommendations which
includes: Zakat committee should properly be organized and coordinated
under the supervision of Kaduna state ministry of Islamic affairs; The
non-governmental committee on Zakat collection and distribution in
Kaduna State should be registered; A statistical data should be prepared by Zakat
committee annually in order to simplify the assessment of collection and
distribution of Zakat in each local government in the state.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the most merciful. All thanks be to the Lord of universe who
revealed religion in order to create cordial relationship among the creatures.
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the seal of Prophets Muhammad
(S.A.W), for demonstrating to the world how to relate with various groups of
people. Similarly, may Allah (S.W.T) be pleased with the companions of the
Prophet (S.A.W) for their sincerity in the conveyance of what they learned from
the Prophet (S.A.W) to the next generation.
The basic aim of the religion
of Islam is to guide man to the understanding of the right of the Creator as
well as the right of creatures. Thus, Islam obliged Muslims to the performance
of certain acts. For instance, salat (prayer) is commanded to be observed by
every man in order to keep his relationship with Allah (S.W.T) by shunning all
evils. In this regard, the Qur‟an States:
“….Verily,
the Salah prevents from Alfahsha‟
( immoral sins)and Al-Munkar (evil deeds) (Q29:45)
Similarly, Zakat is commanded
to be observed in order to create love among people and to remove the tendency
of exploiting others. The Qur‟an States:
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