The Influence of Zakat Knowledge and Community Preferences on the Decision to Pay Zakat Mal with Muzakki Trust as an Intervening Variable

Authors

  • Nana Alfiana Pascasarjana Ekonomi Syariah, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam, Universitas Islam Negeri Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung
  • Muhamammad Aswad Pascasarjana Ekonomi Syariah, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam, Universitas Islam Negeri Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung
  • Binti Nur Asiyah Pascasarjana Ekonomi Syariah, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam, Universitas Islam Negeri Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59944/amorti.v5i4.1943

Keywords:

Zakat Knowledge, Community Preferences, Trust, Decision to Pay Zakat Mal

Abstract

This research is motivated by the fact that most of the Blitar community tends to distribute zakat directly to eligible recipients, resulting in zakat payments that are not formally recorded. In addition, the low realization of national and local zakat collection may be associated with limited public trust in institutional zakat management, insufficient understanding of zakat calculation, and limited knowledge of formal zakat institutions. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of zakat knowledge and community preferences on the decision to pay zakat mal, the direct effect of muzakki trust on the decision to pay zakat mal, and the indirect effects of zakat knowledge and community preferences on the decision to pay zakat mal through muzakki trust. This study employed a quantitative approach with an associative research design. Primary data were collected through questionnaires from 113 working residents of Blitar City, and the data were analyzed using multiple linear regression and path analysis with SPSS. The results show that zakat knowledge has a positive but statistically insignificant direct effect on the decision to pay zakat mal (β = 0.102; p > 0.05), whereas community preference has a positive and statistically significant direct effect (β = 0.500; p < 0.05). Muzakki trust has a positive but statistically insignificant direct effect on the decision to pay zakat mal (β = 0.190; p > 0.05). Path analysis indicates that zakat knowledge has an indirect effect of 0.064 on the decision to pay zakat mal through muzakki trust, while community preference has an indirect effect of 0.102 through muzakki trust. The total effects of zakat knowledge and community preference on the decision to pay zakat mal are 0.166 and 0.602, respectively. These findings show that muzakki trust functions as an intervening pathway through which zakat knowledge and community preferences are associated with the decision to pay zakat mal, although the statistical significance of the indirect effects was not separately tested in the reported analysis. The findings suggest that zakat institutions should strengthen zakat education, improve transparency, and provide payment services that correspond to community preferences to support zakat mal payment through formal zakat institutions.

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2026-10-04

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Nana Alfiana, Muhamammad Aswad, & Binti Nur Asiyah. (2026). The Influence of Zakat Knowledge and Community Preferences on the Decision to Pay Zakat Mal with Muzakki Trust as an Intervening Variable. Amorti: Jurnal Studi Islam Interdisipliner, 5(4), 2090–2104. https://doi.org/10.59944/amorti.v5i4.1943