THE REGULATION OF ISLAMIC PHILANTHROPY IN INDONESIA: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
Jejen Hendar, Fariz Farrih Izadi, Abdul Rohman, Mutiara Azura Mulyawan, Zuhrian Taruna Deniswara, Raden Moch. Waldan A. Thasya Nazira, Dinda Arba Fauzia
Bandung Islamic University
Abstract
Indonesia is not only the worlds largest archipelago country but a country with a Muslim population in the world. With the number of the majority Muslim population in Indonesia, all activities that are conducted will intersect with Un-Islamic activities. Social activities of any heavy emphasis on activities that are Islamic. Islamic philanthropy is one of the social events in Islam that includes Zakah, infak, shodaqoh and communal ownership. The goals of this research are expected to be aware of the problem and the prospect of Islamic philanthropy setting in Indonesia. This research uses the juridical normative method. Indonesia is a unitary State instead of Islamic countries has been philanthropy which is accommodating Islam through legislation, of which the first is Act No. 23-year 2011 about the management of Zakat, in the Act is described with regard to the provisions in the exercise of charity, given also the provisions on the implementation of the infak and the like, and shodaqoh where management and distribution. Both Act No. 41 of the 2004 year Waqf, in this Act, explain about the management of endowments as well as provisions regarding the Waqf. With this setting, the many social activities that norm into positive law, for some businessmen make it burdensome, with a large number of regulations concerning the social activity. On the other hand with these settings become opportunities for Muslim entrepreneurs in conducting social activities of his company, not only will get social values alone but get the value of worship.
Keywords: Islamic Philanthropy, regulation, Problems and Prospects.
Topic: Law