Improvement of Community Welfare through Productive Zakat Empowerment (Case Study in KUA, Batanghari District, East

Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam that every Muslim in the world must practice. Zakat works to reduce and eradicate problems. Poverty can be minimized or even eliminated by means of zakat. In addition, the optimization of productive zakat is needed to represent the realization of a prosperous society free of poverty, and productive Zakat is one strategy in community empowerment as a strategy for success in increasing community welfare. This study aims to determine the role of productive zakat in community empowerment to increase welfare. The research method used in this research is field qualitative. The results of research in improving welfare through productive zakat are carried out through 1. Program Planning, namely by budgeting the Activity Plan to the recipient, 2. Empowering implementation, namely giving zakat to mustahiq, implementing mentoring and mentoring as well as strengthening religious mentality for mustahiq, and 3. Evaluating activities empowerment, namely conducting a review for the recipient and returning it to a new mustahiq.


INTRODUCTION
The disparity in income and livelihoods among mankind is something that cannot be denied, because this is the sunnat of Allah so that this life can be balanced. In order to reduce this gap, there must be the intervention of Allah, namely by obliging zakat from the rich to be given to the poor, not just an optional deed of taṭawwu '(sunah). With zakat, social inequality can be minimized and a sense of mutual cooperation and tolerance among Muslims can be cultivated. (Toriquddin 2015) Zakat is one of the obligations for Muslims in terms of social activities. The impact given is very positive for mustahiq or zakat recipients. If managed properly, zakat can be one of the push factors for improving the economic condition of the community, because with the distribution of zakat, there will be a growth in the welfare of zakat recipients.
Because in essence zakat is one of self-cleansing as an obligation of Muslims to give part of the property to those who are entitled to receive it.
In Indonesia there are still many people who are poor or below the poverty line. Not a few of them are not able to fulfill their basic needs as basic daily needs. Although there has been a lot of support from the government, not many have succeeded in getting out of poverty by implementing various poverty alleviation programs. Currently, an Islamic style economy has become a necessity for the ummah. The economic empowerment of the ummah is increasingly being carried out by several Islamic financial institutions. They are not only trying to make the Islamic economy an alternative for Muslims, but they are also trying to make it the only option for them.
The hope of the concept of zakat is the creation of welfare for the people and a change in the fate of new muzakki from mustahiq. Thus the fate of the Productive zakat is zakat that is distributed to mustahik which is managed and developed through business behaviors. The indication is that the property is used as capital which is expected to increase the economic level of the mustahik. It is also included in the meaning of productive zakat if zakat assets are managed and developed by amil, which results are distributed to mustahik regularly. More specifically, productive zakat is zakat that is distributed to mustahik in an effective, effective way with a multipurpose and productive system, in accordance with the message of sharia and the role and socio-economic function of zakat. (Zalikha 2016) So that zakat is productive, which means zakat in which the distribution is the opposite of consumptive.(Riza 2019) Zakat will be able to have a wider impact (multiplier effect), and touch all aspects of life, if the distribution of zakat is more directed towards productive activities. (Pratama 2015) Therefore, productive zakat provides zakat which allows the recipient to continue to produce something using the zakat assets they receive. The assets and zakat funds given to Mustahik are not used, but are developed and used to support their business, so that this effort allows them to continue to meet their daily needs. In short, it has been developed to use (manage) zakat assets and bring benefits to be used to meet the long-term needs of mustahik. It is no longer included in the mustahik zakat group. Empowerment based on zakat infaq alms has broader goals, not just material aspects but there are other goals, as follows: its own initiative to develop Zakat collected from the community to be distributed productively. Activities or programs that are carried out are one form of community empowerment in improving the welfare of mustahiq through the handover of livestock to the community with the aim that the community can be materially independent and strong through their faith and have the power to improve their abilities and skills. Empowerment can be defined as a planned and systematic process, which is carried out on an ongoing basis, either individually or collectively, in order to develop the power (potential) and abilities contained within oneself so as to be able to carry out social transformation.(Sri Najiyati Dkk

2005)
In community development, empowerment can relate to a systematic effort to enable people to gain (more) control over and improve their lives by defining problems, empowerment is about freeing oppressed people through participatory programs targeted at building resilience. These are meant to enable people to make adaptation decisions and thereby realise their own and community goals. Empowerment can be seen as facilitating capacity to make choices and to transform these into desired outcomes. It is meant to be more than participation -rather, abilityto participate in decision-making and have power to make social change (Steiner dan Farmer 2018).
Empowering the community is an effort to increase the dignity of the layers of our society who are currently unable to escape from the trap of poverty and underdevelopment (Pambudi 2013). Community empowerment is an absolute prerequisite for poverty reduction efforts (Ras 2016). Based on the description above, the researcher formulated a problem to draw conclusions in the study, namely how to improve community welfare through empowerment of productive zakat in the community of Batanghari District.

RESEARCH METHOD
The research method used by researchers is qualitative research methods.
researchers become instruments. By taking a phenomenological approach, it means that the researcher acts as a researcher and sees actual events in the community. This study aims to describe, record, analyze and describe conditions that currently occur or exist. In other words, this study aims to obtain information about the current situation and see the relationship between the existing variables. This study does not use a hypothesis, but only describes the information as it is in accordance with what is happening in the field and with the variables to be studied. Therefore, the author will describe based on the data that has been collected regarding the empowerment of zakat funds in improving community welfare, the main emphasis in this research is the empowerment process carried out in improving community welfare.

RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
The results of this study begin with the implementation of the KUA Batanghari District in East Lampung Regency, followed by the implementation of the program, the implementation of the livestock village program, and the empowerment of beneficiaries in the livestock village.

Regency in Empowering
Every empowerment activity must have a plan or concept so that the program can run. This was done when the KUA, Batanhari District, East Lampung Regency, implemented an empowerment program. As explained in the explanation of the interview results by the author. concern are the duties of the program manager and the head of each program.
They need to make a budget that was drawn up a year ago, which will then be rolled out into a program that has been prepared and compiled. For example, Ramdan programs such as distributing Ramadan parcels, distributing free takjil, distributing alfitter zakat, cleaning mosques. Other routine and long-term programs are similar to those mentioned in the program plan. This is part of the strategy implemented in the program plan and will later be implemented in In implementing one of its empowerment programs, namely the Animal Husbandry Village Program which will be included in the Productive Zakat Empowerment Program in KUA Batanhari District, which will launch a program called THK or Sacrifice Tever at KUA, Batanhari District, East Lampung Regency, along with several fundraising activities and other members, We invite the public to make sacrifices in KUA, Batanhari District, East Lampung Regency.
In this case, the price of sacrificial animals and cattle is given to potential donors and explains the benefits. The sacrificial animals will later be handed over or will be entrusted to the manager of KUA, Batanhari District, East Lampung Regency.
This is the first step in supporting Fundraser, a livestock village program as a liaison between donors and KUA, Batanhari District, East Lampung Regency. All empowerment activities require that the community be accompanied by people who are experts in their respective fields. Therefore, the KUA in Batanhari Subdistrict, East Lampung Regency not only provides seeds and sheep pens, but also a companion. The selected facilitator is someone who has knowledge of livestock and can easily monitor village livestock activities, so that they live in an empowerment area or not far from the livestock village. The facilitator here is a worker who is appointed by the KUA.
As for the sheep that will be handed over to the recipient, Mr. Supuri calculates the total funding requirements from the Zakat Fund adjustment last year based on the results of the RKAT or the annual activity plan and budget.
Beneficiary activities are not only raising sheep, but also learning how to care for livestock properly. Because the program implemented is not raising livestock, but only a fattening process, various efforts are made by the facilitator to assist the beneficiaries in raising sheep in a healthy manner. The sheep sold at KUA, Batanhari Subdistrict, East Lampung Regency, have a higher value than the initial capital, so even those who initially are of normal weight can expect premium weights. The facilitator provides directions on how to manage the organization, in addition to training on animal care. As a result, livestock groups are no longer partners but are expected to be independent after being able to develop the two livestock businesses in groups and individually.

Improving Community Welfare
The existence of KUA Batanhari District in East Lampung Regency as a zakat institution with various types of programs to help those in need with various innovative programs of empowerment and other forms of support.
Efforts are being made to ensure that the implemented programs run smoothly and are expected to help people get out of financial difficulties and become independent. There is an empowerment program implemented by the KUA of Batanhari District in East Lampung Regency, namely programs such as the Animal Husbandry Village Program. This program is an activity that aims to support the prosperity of the people. distributing Zakat funds is a very innovative initiative. The Zakat Fund is managed with a good concept, so that in contrast to direct support in the form of basic necessities and lack of money, the Zakat Fund is a longer and more sustainable way in this empowerment program that the community feels about their needs. The community is also expected to be able to increase their economic potential better with this livestock village empowerment program The implementation of the empowerment program carried out by the KUA in Batanhari District, East Lampung Regency is an activity that is very beneficial for the beneficiaries. The program created by this Zakat institution makes the distribution of Zakat funds more productive. Therefore, zakat funds are not only given in the form of money, food, clothing and basic necessities, but also in the form of supporting goods which of course cannot be used as capital, such as carts and money. Those who have just been handed over will also be given support and direction to develop business funds from the Zakat Fund.
From the description above, the program run by the KUA in Batanhari Subdistrict, East Lampung Regency aims to direct the empowerment of people who need zakat funds, and a livestock village empowerment program was formed with the aim of improving. that. Independent community welfare in raising sheep

CONCLUSION
Increasing community welfare through productive zakat empowerment is an effective strategy as a goal of empowerment. These activities can be carried out in a sustainable manner and have a complex value in improving the economy as well as increasing faith for muzaki and mustahiq. The strategy consisted of 3 stages, namely before distributing zakat, the first stage, namely the End of Year Activity Recana or RKAT. This stage is the planning of what programs will be implemented in the following year and a budget plan is also made, after the concept is complete the team will look for beneficiaries in accordance with the program that has been made.
Furthermore, in the implementation of the empowerment program, the activities of which provide assistance to the beneficiaries in the form of sheep, pens and facilitators. With this program, people in need are given direction and knowledge about animal husbandry, especially sheep. Then the implementation of activity evaluation is carried out with supervision and at the same time a follow-up of the activity program. This stage is carried out periodically and continuously so that zakat is received effectively and then the goal of zakat is achieved, namely to make the community prosperous.