Comparison of steem concepts in social media steemit and the concept of zakat in Islamic law
A. Introduction
Steem and zakat serves to reduce the number of poverty and unemployment tehadap world community. I see steem and zakat have a noble purpose, that is to provide prosperity to the community.
In the concept of zakat, the treasure owner acts as the giver and 8 ashnaf (the group receiving the zakat) as the recipient. In the context of zakat payment, zakat is a property issued by muzakki (owner of property) whose property has reached nisab (the limit / size that must be issued zakat). While in the context of steem in social media steemit, curation rewards and auther rewads coins also obtained from postings, comments, and votes on the post. This means that rewads are sourced from others caused by the user's own posting.
Well, the interesting thing in steemit is that give the vote also get the curation reward and the owner of the post also get rewards that disebakan vote another user. In a sense, both get rewards.
In this case, when compared to the concept of zakat in, it will appear similarity, where the giver of zakat and recipients of zakat are also equally rewarded. First, the giver of zakat (muzakki) gets reward in the hereafter (curation rewads) and the recipient of zakat gets the right in return in dudnia. However, the Zakat giver is essentially the world's reward for paying zakat because after paying zakat the treasure will increase and increase.
Based on the above phenomenon, I assume that the zakat and steem antra have the same concept and the same goal, namely the concept that aims to provide prosperity to the user (steemit) and the receiver of zakat (mustahiq).
Referring to my assumptions above, then I want to study the concept of steem in the perspective of social media steemit and zakat in persepktif Islamic law. The study aims to look for persamman and the difference between the two. So to complete this study, the author (
B. Problem Formulation
Based on the description on the background above, then the formulation in this post is, among others:
1. How does the concept of steem and zakat be gained from the implementation of rewards and rights
2. Where is the difference between steem and zakat?
C. Research objectives
The purpose of this study are as follows:
1. To know how the concept of steem and zakat is greened from the implementation of rewards and rights
2. To find out where the difference between steem and zakat?
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D. Study of the concept of system and zakat
1. zakat in the perspective of Islamic law
- The definition of zakat
Zakat (Arabic: زكاة, "that which purifies", also Zakat al-mal زكاة ألمال, "zakat on wealth", or "Zakah") is a form of alms-giving treated in Islam as a religious obligation or tax, which, by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer (shalat) in importance. look and read wikipedia
wikipedia- Zakat literally means "that which purifies". Zakat is considered a way to purify one's income and wealth from sometimes worldly, impure ways of acquisition. According to Sachiko Murata and William Chittick, "Just as ablutions purify the body and salat purifies the soul (in Islam), so zakat purifies possessions and makes them pleasing to God."
In the Islamic perspective, the right to property ownership is a provision. In Islam that treasure is the pillar of human life given by Allah for His servants. Islam acknowledges that the social status of society is storied, there are rich people, poor, and there are middle society. Islam protects human rights and property rights. Word of Allah SWT in sura al-Żāriyāt (51): 19
وفى أمولهم حق للسائل والمحروم
meaning: "And what they have is the right of the poor asking and the poor who do not get their right"
Based on the word of God above, shows that on the rich man's richest wealth there are the rights of the poor. Should the rich man realize will his responsibility, both responsibility to God and responsibility to society.
In another word of God :
كَىْ لاَ يَكُوْنَ دُوْلَةً بَيْنَ اْلأَغْنِيَاءِ مِنْكُمْ
the meaning: "So that wealth from the rich does not circulate among the rich alone".
The Quran discusses charity in many verses, some of which relate to zakat. The word zakat, with the meaning used in Islam now, is found in suras: 7:156, 19:31, 19:55, 21:73, 23:4, 27:3, 30:39, 31:4 and 41:7. Zakat is found in the early Medinan suras and described as obligatory for Muslims.[28] It is given for the sake of salvation. Muslims believe those who give zakat can expect reward from God in the afterlife, while neglecting to give zakat can result in damnation. Zakat is considered part of the covenant between God and a Muslim. According to Yusuf al-Qaradawi, verse 9.5 of the Quran makes zakat one of three prerequisites for pagans to become Muslims: "but if they repent, establish prayers, and practice zakat they are your brethren in faith". writing source
- The recipient of zakat (ashnaf zakat)
According to the Qur'an there are eight categories of people (ashnaf) qualified to benefit from zakat funds as such word of Allah in Quran surah al-taubah: 60:
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ ۖ فَرِيضَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
meaning: "Zakat are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer the (funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to Truth); for those in bondage and in debt; in the cause of Allah; and for the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom." (Q.S At-Taubah: 60).
Zakat was allocated to them, among: poor, needly, administrator of zakat, converts (People who just convert to Islam), gharimiin, riqab (freeing the freeing of slaves) Ibn sabil (people are on their way) and fii sabilillah (struggle in the way of God)
The amount of zakah to be paid by a person depends on the amount of money and type of assets the individual has. The Quran does not provide specific guidance on the kind of wealth taxed under zakat, nor does it specify the percentage to be awarded. But customary practice is that the amount of zakah paid on a capital asset (eg money) is 2.5% (1/40). [8] Zakat is also paid on agricultural goods, precious metals, minerals and livestock at rates varying from 2.5% to 20% (1/5), depending on the type of goods
3. Purpose and wisdom of zakat
As for the purpose and wisdom of zakat are as follows:
- Elevate the poor and help him out of The difficulties of life and suffering;
- Help solving the problems faced by the people Gharimin, ibn sabil, and other mustahiq;
- Expanding and fostering fraternal brothers Islam and people in general;
- Eliminates the miserliness and / or greed of the owner of the property;
- Cleans the jealous and envy (social jealousy) of the heart The poor;
- Bridging the gap between the rich and the yang Poor in a society;
- Develop a sense of social responsibility in a person, Especially to those who have property;
- Educate human beings to discipline fulfill obligations and Surrender the rights of others to him;
- Means of equal distribution of income to achieve justice social.
4. Don't worry about running out of property because zakat
Obligation to pay Zakah fitrah zakat or alms and malls will not cause a our treasure to reduced. "Based on the experience of many people who after paying zakat, then his wealth is increasing", Said Member of the Field of Association of Administrators of Zakat Baitul Mal Lhokseumawe, 
Based on the description above, I can conclude that: the Zakat is a charitable social which are required by God to Muslims who have the amount of his wealth reached levels of obligatory zakat. and the Zakah is distributed to 8 the group of recipient zakat as mentioned above. purpose of zakat is to Elevate the poor and help him out of The difficulties of life and suffering.
Perhaps significantly, we see that if someone gave the treasure to others, then the assets will be reduced. Unlike the zakat, as in the concept and practice of distributing Zakah, both (the giver and receiver) obtained the rights and any portion thereof. in the treasures of the giver is not reduced. as more and more often and pay the zakat, then Allah will progressively increase and multiply. seen the meaning of Word zakat which has been described above is that the meaning of the word "charity" is fertility (fame, with chastity. we pay zakat we have cleansed the treasures and treasure will be all the more after paying zakat.
E. Steem in social media steemit
To explain steem and steemit, I refer to the steemwithepapers and blogs that explain about it.
1. the defenition of steem
Steem is a blockchain-based social media platform where anyone can earn rewards. source
steemit is the platform of social media
steem in media social steemit there are 3 steem;
1. steem
2. steem power (SP)
3. steem dollar (SBD)
2. the concept of distribution of steem in social media steemit
Based on my experience, after I noticed the concept of reward payment in the form of steem power and Steem Dollar in steemit, I concluded that the payment to the user due to postings, votes and comments on the post.
- make a content post paid
- commented on a post paid
- vote on a post paid
- resteem or reblog a post paid
based on the description it can be concluded that that makes posting got rewards and vote also got the rewards. and comments on the postings of others also got the rewards. This is a remarkable social media.
3. Comparison between steem and zakat
F. Analysis and conclusions
Based on the above description, then I conclude that between steem in steemit and zakat there are similarities in some concepts and goals. Only zakat is managed by the owner of his own property or charity zakat. While steem occurs in blockchain-based steamit patflorm with the support of cryptocurenncy. Social institutions (charitable institutions of charity) and social media steemit has a noble tujan, that is to provide prosperity to the people. In the target steemit user is not specified can be anyone, while the zakat is intended to the people who are entitled to receive it as set in Islamic law.
In this case, I like the systems and concepts applied in steemit, because the concept is very fair. This steemit is also a media based on decentralized blochchain.
I am amazed and salute the founder of this steemit, @ need and others who participated berpastisipasi social media delivery this steemit.
The concept of steemit according to sya very good in terms of the distribution of rewards and the purpose of steemit itself.
Steemit is a great social media and is also the most amazing new findings after the internet.
In this case I am asking for suggestions and opinions about my writing, because I am a novice user whose knowledge and insight is very limited about steemit. And really expect criticism and suggestions to improve my writing this.