The impacts of zakat distribution to social development at Klang, Selangor / Nurul Nabilla Ariff Fadzilah

Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam that must be fulfilled by Muslims and given to certain groups so that they can enjoy pleasure. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the social development that has been enjoyed by Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS) zakat recipients in Klang, Selangor. A total of 100 survey forms were given to local residents using the online survey application, Google Form and distributed via WhatsApp and Facebook. There are 3 parts that need to be answered by the respondents where part A represents demographics, part B represents the respondents ’understanding of zakat and the last part the effect of zakat distribution on social development. This study uses quantitative data collection techniques. The SPSS application was used to obtain Cronbach's Alpha values for both parts B and C. Author found that there were many positive effects received by the recipients of LZS zakat which reached an excellent level and had obtained a Cronbach’s Alpha value of 0.923 in Section B and a value of 0.930 in Section C. Author also suggest that more such studies be written so that more articles can be referenced by all.