The life of an elderly poor recipient of zakat in Aceh

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Almost 80 years old. Zulkifli lives in a house on stilts which in some parts of the roof has leaked. Obviously with his youth who worked as a carpenter. "I built this house by myself first," he said.

Zulkifli, one of the beneficiaries of zakat in Aceh distributed by Baitul Mal Aceh. Photo by Suparta / acehkini

In a house on stilts which in some parts of the roof has leaked, where Zulkifli lives with Cahya. Together with them there is also Farah Nadia, granddaughter of Cahya's younger sibling. While their biological children died at the age of 20 days, a dozen years ago.

Cahya, Zulkifli's wife is cooking in a corner of his house. Photo by Suparta / acehkini

Zulkifli is one of the underprivileged families who get alms compensation from Baitul Mal Aceh. Besides Zulkifli, there are around 2,000 more residents of Aceh Besar Regency and Banda Aceh City who also receive zakat.
The mustahik get a ration of Rp. 400 thousand per month from zakat distributed by Baitul Mal Aceh. "This year there has been a slight increase, so five hundred thousand," Rahmad said.

Source : https://kumparan.com/acehkini/potret-kehidupan-penerima-manfaat-zakat-fakir-uzur-di-aceh-1sndeeTdvRP