ZAKAT HOUSES DESIGN AND PLANNING (QUALITY AND STANDARD) FROM SHARIAH PERSPECTIVE

Authors

  • Srazali Aripin Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Khairuddin Abdul Rashid Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Azila Ahmad Sarkawi Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Sharina Farihah Hasan Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Puteri Nur Farah Naadia Mohd Fauzi Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v17i9.596

Keywords:

zakat, design, housing, shariah, standard, asnaf

Abstract

The paper focusses on the provision of shelter or housing for asnaf fakr and miskin by zakat administrators in Malaysia. The objectives of the study are to ascertain whether the design and planning (quality & standard) of zakat housing (1) satisfies the need and well-being of the households (i.e. the asnafs) in terms of appropriateness and adequacy, (2) meets the requirement of shariah (aesthetic, privacy, space requirements, facilities and amenities) and (3) could potential arrive at the key success factors for zakat houses from shariah perspectives. The study was carried out through desktop analysis of the literature review of zakat, housing for asnafs and house design for shariah added with semi-structured interview of the occupants living in zakat houses. Key findings from the study are the zakat houses occupied by the asnafs are neither appropriate nor adequate in terms of meeting the needs and requirements of the households of the asnafs. Limited literature is found describing the specifications of zakat houses or the state and conditions of such houses and houses repaired or rented. The study recommends that zakat administrator should consider establishing their own and shariah compliant standards for zakat funded housing for the asnafs.

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Khairuddin, A._R., Sharina Farihah, H., Azila, A. S., Jamilah, O., & Srazali, A. (2015). Preliminary discussion on the potential of zakat-waqf collaboration in the provision of housing for the needy Muslims. National Conference on Zakat and Economic Development. June 1, 2015, Kuantan, Pahang.

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Published

2019-05-06

How to Cite

Aripin, S., Abdul Rashid, K., Ahmad Sarkawi, A., Hasan, S. F., & Mohd Fauzi, P. N. F. N. (2019). ZAKAT HOUSES DESIGN AND PLANNING (QUALITY AND STANDARD) FROM SHARIAH PERSPECTIVE. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 17(9). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v17i9.596

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