Sekupang, BN: Head Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Department Batam (Kakandepag), Zulkifli AK, appealed to the entire board musala, mosques, government agencies, private and corporate, to immediately establish Zakat Collector Unit (UPZ). This was said by Zulkifli on a number of reporters on Tuesday (31 / 8) afternoon at the Office Kemendepag Batam, Sekupang.
UPZ, Zulkifli said not only useful for Eid this time only. But to function throughout the year in managing the charity in their respective workplaces.
Related Zakah Al-Fitr he said, in accordance with Regulation No. 3 Year 2009 Zakat, Zakat can be empowered by UPZ. But the charity mall Agency shall be deposited to Amil Zakat (Baz).
"Zakat mall that has been collected UPZ musala and mosques to be deposited into Baz District. The diintansi governments, corporations pay the zakat malls that have been collected into Baz City. When the deposit is complete with a list mustahik (person entitled to receive zakat).
Later after collected will be distributed to eligible again, according to a list that has been given every UPZ. From that list we can see people who are entitled to receive zakat. So that the charity can be properly distributed by the institution that was created by the government, "he explained.
In the use of zakat mal, Zulkifli said, waiting for the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and agency considerations. "New distributed so as not to overlap in distribution between the lame in 12 subdistricts in Batam."
After Eid, Zulkifli said it will evaluate the work of-UPZ UPZ already formed. "We will review musala, mosques, agencies, whether UPZ each had paid the zakat mal her on Baz," he said. (Qul)