ZAKAT AS A SOLUTION FOR PUBLIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN THE ERA OF COVID-19

Abstract

This article aims to describe the economic situation in the covid 19 pandemic era and analyze the function of zakat in restoring the society economy during the Covid-19 pandemic. The method used in this research was a literature study. The data collection techniques were carried out in two ways comprised primary and secondary data. The data analysis was content analysis. The results showed that zakat served as a manifestation of human solidarity, which means that the rich are required to spend some of their wealth in the form of zakat, and distribute it to the needy, in this context how to see zakat function as a way to help economic recovery during the pandemic. So it can be concluded that with the distribution of zakat, such as Zakat Fitrah, Zakat Maal and professional Zakat, it can strengthen the solidarity and foster the relationship between human by helping the needs of people affected by Covid-19 and reduce the poverty during the pandemic that currently affects all people in the world, especially in Indonesia.