Indeks Pengukuran Penentuan Had Tempoh Mualaf di Malaysia

Based on the statistics released by the Syarie Lawyers Association of Malaysia in 2012 shows that an increase rate of muslim conversion is a total of 76, 663 people between 2002 until the year 2010, thus, it is proving good acceptance of Islam from the non-Muslims. Those who recently embraced Islam in ‘urf’ called convert and has the right in shares of zakat. However, the question arises in connection with the determination limit call duration that does not convert the uniform among the states in Malaysia especially in terms of relevance is used converts calls to those who have decades converts to Islam. Convert call duration limit differences are also impact the distribution of alms to convert. The purpose of the article is to identify the limitations period convert set by the States in Malaysia and to analyse and identify the index measure for determination of the appropriate period of limitation apply to convert in Malaysia. The study found that there is no uniformity among the States in determining the limitation period of the convert. Thus, the study suggests a limit period of up to eight (8) years to measure the understanding, strengthening and stability of one’s Islamic convert by looking at an individual’s transition period from the age of puberty mumayyiz so that a period of learning and understanding knowledge of religion before Islam put the responsibility completely to on the individual. Determining an index measuring the conversion period had in Malaysia is important to distinguish the truly understand Islam convert which would help in terms of consistency channeling of aid distribution of zakat for converts. Kata kunci: Converts, Measuring Index, Measurement, Alms, Malaysia Abstrak Statistik yang dikeluarkan oleh Persatuan Peguam Syarie Malaysia pada tahun 2012 menunjukkan peningkatan kadar pemelukan agama Islam seramai 76, 663 orang di antara tahun 2002 sehingga tahun 2009, sekaligus membuktikan penerimaan yang baik terhadap agama Islam daripada golongan bukan Islam. Mereka yang baru memeluk agama Islam ini secara urufnya digelar sebagai mualaf dan mempunyai hak dalam saham zakat. Namun, persoalan timbul berkaitan penentuan had tempoh panggilan mualaf yang tidak seragam antara negeri di Malaysia khususnya dari sudut kerelevanan panggilan mualaf yang masih digunakan kepada golongan mualaf yang sudah puluhan tahun memeluk agama Islam. Perbezaan had tempoh panggilan mualaf turut memberi impak kepada agihan zakat kepada mualaf. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti had tempoh mualaf yang ditetapkan oleh negeri-negeri di Malaysia seterusnya menganalisis dan mengenal pasti indeks pengukuran bagi penentuan had tempoh mualaf yang sesuai diaplikasi di Malaysia. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa tiada keseragaman antara negeri di Malaysia dalam menentukan had tempoh mualaf. Justeru kajian mencadangkan had tempoh sehingga lapan (8) tahun sebagai indeks pengukuran kefahaman, pengukuhan dan kemantapan Islam seseorang mualaf dengan melihat kepada tempoh peralihan seseorang individu itu daripada umur mumayyiz sehingga baligh iaitu satu jangka masa pembelajaran dan pemahaman ilmu agama sebelum ditaklifkan tanggungjawab Islam sepenuhnya ke atas individu tersebut. Penentuan indeks pengukuran had tempoh mualaf di Malaysia penting bagi membezakan mualaf yang benar-benar memahami Islam seterusnya dapat membantu dari sudut keselarasan penyaluran skim bantuan agihan zakat bagi asnaf mualaf. Kata kunci: Mualaf, Indeks Penentuan Had Tempoh, Pengukuran, Zakat, Malaysia