Determinants of efficiency of zakat institutions in Malaysia: A nonparametric approach

• Main Authors: Abd. Wahab, Norazlina, Abd Rahman, Abdul Rahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Business and Accountancy, Universiti Malaya 2013
• Subjects: BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/19168/1/AJBA%206%202%202013%2033-64.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/19168/; http://ajba.um.edu.my/filebank/published_article/6000/AJBA_2.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Paying zakat is an obligation of the rich Muslims to give a specific amount of their wealth (with certain conditions and requirements) to beneficiaries called al-mustahiqqin with the main objective of the achievement of socioeconomic justice.Zakat institutions are trusted bodies that manage zakat in...