format_quote Originally Posted by
ardianto
Lets we see the reality. Government in many Muslim countries still maintain riba based banking system although ulama have reminded them. Then what we can do to prevent people who need loan fall into riba?. We give them loan that free from riba. We can give loan in personal level, or build baitul mal wa tanwil institution, or build sharia bank.
Can zakah be given individual?. Yes. Zakah is obligated donation can be given directly from the giver to the receiver in individual level, but also can be given through the third party. It this matter, Muslim government can manage zakah, but also can let people to manage zakah by themselves. If government decide to not manage zakah, we don't need to urge government to manage zakah because we can manage zakah by ourselves.
Indeed, in every Muslim country government establish zakah institution. But if you notice, those institution are autonomous and independent which central government do not intervene the distribution.
Who are "We"?. Me, you, and other Muslims. :)
The answers you provided above is based on a totally unlawful premise, and the post you made above that.
You claimed that even if the governments don't do their duties prescribed by Allah, the people should.
I'll again remind you that a government is set up by people - not martians - in order to establish justice, fair dealings, and communal duties as prescribed by Allah. If a government doesn't establish the duties prescribed upon it by Allah, then it is not a valid government, rather an unlawful criminal enterprise and needs to be replaced with a government which rules by Quran and Sunnah with sincerity and honesty.
No point saying that there's no food available and that we must all eat pig, when lawful food can be made available.
When a government is ruling with injustice (anything against Quran) and the people are having to leave their private duties and fulfil the duties of government, the government is diseased and should be seen as such.
Your justifications for claiming it to be normal s possibly due to the fact that you have been living under injustice for so many decades and have become desinsitized, even some of your 'ulama are forgetting to mention the fact that zakah is a communal duty when they compile pamphlets for you telling you how to distribute it.