Temporary Waqf And Zakat As A Financial Aid For Al-Gharimin During Covid-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

A temporary waqf is a form of a donation by preserving the property and the specific
duration of the qualified group benefits. On the other hand, zakat is a term used to
describe taking something specific from an asset from specific individuals and to be
given to specific individuals, including al-gharimin (al-asnāf). Most countries
worldwide, including Malaysia, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic since the end of
2019. Everyday life, public safety and security, education, and business, particularly
al-Gharim, have been affected, as many institutions and the employment sectors are
ordered to stop their activities temporarily. Therefore, this paper seeks to study, from
Islamic perspectives, the concept of zakat for al-gharimin and temporary waqf and to
analyse the function of zakat and temporary waqf as financial assistance to algharimin in the face of this pandemic. A qualitative methodology was employed to
analyse the data through inductive, deductive, content analysis and hermeneutic
analysis methods. Semi-structured interviews with the chosen respondents for field
research were conducted in this study. The result shows that the integration between
zakat and temporary waqf, particularly in financial matters, can help the al-gharimin
face COVID-19.