تجربة المملكة العربية السعودية في جمع و توزيع أموال الزكاة و دورها في تحقيق التكافل الاجتماعي

Abstract EN

Zakat is an obligatory payment required from Muslims according to the sharia and forms one of the five pillars of Islam; It aims to reduce poverty and inequality.

For most Muslim countries, the payment of zakat has been left to the citizen, while in Saudi Arabia the collection of zakat is regulated by legislation and the General Authority of Zakat & Tax has been created which administers and collects Zakat from commercial entities.

Despite the challenges it faced, a growing amount of Zakat funds has been gathered and transferred to the Agency Secretary for Social Security.

Social Security distributes Zakat funds by offering a monthly pension for the poor and low-income individuals, and improving their level of live by a complementary support program, and introducing the projects for peoples who are able to work.

Despite the efforts of Social Security to reduce poverty, they need a great deal of support and development and the spread of Takaful awareness.