EXPLORING ZAKAT ON PROFESSIONS FOR CHILDREN: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RULINGS OF ABU HANIFAH AND AL-SHAFI'I

Abstract

In this modern era, not only adults who have income from work, but a child can get income from their work so that it raises a polemic on the status of the obligation of a child to pay professional zakat or not. This article aims to analyze the opinion on the legal status of professional zakat by comparing the opinions of Imam Hanafi and Imam al-Shafi'i. This research uses a qualitative method with a descriptive analysis approach, to describe the legal status regarding the obligation of professional zakat for minor children who have a fixed income, based on the views of Imam Hanafi and Imam al-Shafi'i. The main source used is the Kitab al-Mabsab book. The main sources used are Kitab al-Mabsuth by Imam Hanafi and Kitab al-Umm by Imam al-Syafi'i, as well as books and articles accessed through the Open Journal System (OJS). Data is processed through literature study, the analysis techniques used include data reduction, data presentation, and verification. Reduction is done to select relevant information, while data presentation aims to display important patterns or relationships. The final stage, verification, ensures the accuracy of the analysis according to the research objectives. The results of this study found: 1) Imam Hanafi and Imam al-Shafi'i have different views in determining its legal status, Imam Hanafi does not oblige and Imam al-Shafi'i obliges. 2) The evidence used by Imam Hanafi is the Qur'an letter al-Baqarah: 267 and the hadith narrated by Ahmad, Addarimi and Ibn Khuzaimah. As for Imam al-Shafi'i using the argument of the Qur'an Surah al-Ma'arij: 24-25 and the hadith narrated by Imam Malik and Tirmidhi. 3) After being analyzed by looking at the opinions, arguments, and methods of istinbath used, Imam al-Shafi'i's opinion is stronger and brings benefits