to the poor who need it with the aim of community 
welfare. Zakat is required for those who have excess 
property. The advantages of these assets are marked 
by the attainment of zakat which is equivalent to 85 
grams of gold. If someone has assets worth 85 grams 
of gold or more, then he must issue zakat (Nawawi, 
2010). Distribution of zakat funds is carried out in 
various sectors, such as economics, health and 
education. 
The study of zakat as a system of state revenue 
contributes a large portion of the Islamic economic 
system. So important is that zakat is placed as the 
third pillar of Islam, after prayer, preceding the 
obligation of fasting and pilgrimage. The 
contribution of zakat in Indonesia's economic 
growth to finance Indonesia's economic 
development in the form of education, health, 
facilities and infrastructure, and the economy. State 
revenues obtained from zakat payments are 
empowered to finance various state expenditure 
items. Based on this, the optimization of zakat is a 
strategic potential to support Indonesia's economic 
development in realizing real prosperity, namely 
physically and mentally (Hafidhuddin, 2002).  
The role of zakat is very important in the effort 
to empower the economic potential of the people. So 
that the implementation can be effective so that in 
the end if zakat can actually run as expected, namely 
the achievement of social safety nets and the rotation 
of the economy, encouraging the use of idle funds, 
encouraging innovation and the use of science and 
technology and harmonizing the relationship 
between the rich and the poor. In the end the ideal 
life of the people will naturally come true. Based on 
the explanation above, the writer is interested in 
conducting research on "Contribution of zakat funds 
in regional economic development." This research 
was conducted in Baznaz, South Kalimantan 
province. 
2 THEORETICAL REVIEW 
2.1  Definition of Zakat 
Zakat according to language comes from the word 
zakaa, which means holy, clean, good, increasing, 
developing and blessing. As the Arabic phrase zakaa 
al-jar’u, it means that the tree grows and develops. 
Whereas zakat according to is certain taking from 
certain assets, according to certain characteristics to 
be given to certain groups (Dahlan, 1999). The 
relationship between the meaning of zakat in terms 
of language and terms is very real and very close, 
namely that the assets issued by zakat will be a 
blessing, increasing, developing and increasing, holy 
and clean (good). In the Qur'an and as-Sunnah there 
are several words that are often used for zakat, 
namely Sadaqah (true), infaq (issuing something 
good besides zakat) and rights (zakat is the right of 
the mustahik or recipients) (Hafidhuddin, 2002). 
In the zakat management guide book (Zakat, 
2017), fiqh experts agree that zakat is obliged to 
people who are independent, Muslim, baligh and 
intelligent, knowing that zakat is obligatory, male or 
female. In line with the provisions of Islamic 
teachings which always set common standards on 
every obligation imposed on the people, then in 
determining the property to be the source or object 
of compulsory zakat must also fulfill some of the 
following conditions: 
1.  Full property (al-milku at-tam) 
2.  Develop (name). 
3.  Simply ratio. 
4.  More than basic needs. 
5.  Free of debt. 
6.  It's been owned one year. 
7.  Kinds of Zakat 
2.2  Purpose of using Zakat Funds 
According to Sharia 
The purpose of the zakat funds is to finance various 
state expenditure items, which are indeed required of 
them (the Muslims), when the conditions of Baitul 
Mall are empty or insufficient. So there is a binding 
goal of being allowed to collect zakat, which is the 
expenditure that is already the duty of the Muslims, 
and there is a state of vacancies in the state treasury. 
Zakat funds must be used for the purpose of benefit 
(Malik, 2001). Expenditures in question are 
expenditures needed for the development of a 
modern economy in the view of Islamic financial 
economics. The primary needs of the people as a 
whole are security, health, education, and 
infrastructure facilities to support Indonesia's 
economic growth. While the needs of Muslims for 
the education, health, and facilities of the 
infrastructure are (Zallum, 2002): 
1.  Financing jihad related to the formation and 
training of troops, procurement of weapons, and 
so on. 
2.  Financing for the procurement and development 
of military industries and supporting industries. 
3.  Development to meet the basic needs of the 
needy, the poor, and Ibnu Sabil. 
4.  Financing for salaries of soldiers, judges, 
teachers, and all state employees to carry out the