Improving the Objective Well Being of Productive Zakat Recipients by Applying Islamic Micro Finance at Baitul Mal Aceh, Indonesia

This study aims to identify the level of objective well being of the productive zakat recipients in Baitul Mal Aceh Indonesia. The study was a descriptive quantitative that using average score to measure the level of objective well being. A total of 498 productive zakat recipients were involved in this study. The findings show that the level of objective well being of the productive zakat recipient is still moderate. Even for age groups 64 and above, the barber, and low educated respondents are still at low level of objective well being. Therefore, Baitul Mal Aceh needs to increase the amount of micro loans together with provide business expertise and management courses to enhance the bright future objective well being of productive zakat recipients.