摘要：The phenomenon of poverty in Riau Province which represents Malay tribe and is identified with Islam has been increasing from 2011 to 2012. It has convinced the author to capture the welfare in this Province through to Islamic Paradigm by using indicator maqasid al-sharia. Research aimed to examine the influence of maqasid al-sharia which includes several factors such as religion understanding, self-caring, knowledge, family-caring, wealth and empowerment of the recipients of productive zakat (mustahik) and the influence of empowerment on mustahik welfare. The number of sample is 122 respondents in Baznas Riau whom are the recipients of zakat for business capital under the frame of economic empowerment program. Analytical tools is Structural Equation Model (SEM). Research findings disclose that religion understanding, knowledge, and family-caring have influence on mustahik empowerment. Self-caring and wealth do not influence mustahik empowerment. Furthermore, mustahik empowerment influences booth individual and community welfare. Religion understanding, knowledge, and family-caring are important factors which indicate the success of community empowerment program. Self-caring and wealth are important factors but in this research, both are not influential because there is less willingness to develop the bigger business and lack of fund for business development of mustahik. The influence of maqashid syariah on the empowerment of productive zakat mustahik in Baznas Riau is 40.6 %, while the the rest is influenced by other factors. In theoretical context, other researchers must explore deeper review on welfare based on maqasid al-sharia indicators. These indicators are the alternative ones wich are more comprehensive were maqasid al-sharia indicators use material, spiritual and moral aspects in measuring human welfare.
关键词：Maqasid al-Sharia; The Empowerment of Productive Zakat Mustahik; Mustahik Welfare
