The Contestation Of Cryptocurrency Legitimacy As A Zakat Instrument Within The Framework Of Islamic Law And Indonesian Legal System
Keywords:
cryptocurrency , zakat, Islamic law , Indonesian LawAbstract
The rapid expansion of digital finance has brought cryptocurrency into the orbit of Islamic legal discourse, raising profound questions about its legitimacy as a zakat instrument. This study adopts a normative juridical and comparative approach to examine the intersection of Islamic jurisprudence and Indonesia’s positive law concerning the legitimacy of cryptocurrency as a zakat instrument. The findings reveal a persistent tension between conservative jurists, who repudiate cryptocurrency for its speculative volatility, and reformist scholars, who advocate its inclusion within zakat due to its liquidity and functional parity with money. Within the Indonesian legal landscape, the absence of explicit regulation underscores a critical need to harmonize the ethical imperatives of sharia with the pragmatic realities of digital economies.References
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