INDONESIA
Keberadaan lembaga BAZNAS di Bangka Barat memiliki posisi sangat strategis dan penting dalam rangka mengoptimalkan pendayagunaan zakat profesi ASN sebagai potensi ekonomi umat untuk meningkatkan dan mensejahterakan masyarakat, sehingga perlu dikelola secara efektif, profesional, amanah dan bertanggung jawab.

Penelitian ini termasuk pada kategori field research (penelitian lapangan) dengan metode penelitian deskriptif analitis dengan pendekatan sosiologi agama dan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi.

Hasil penelitian ini menemukan bahwa pengumpulan zakat profesi ASN oleh BAZNAS Bangka Barat belum optimal, potensi zakat profesi ASN yang mancapai angka Rp. 4,2 milyar, hanya terkumpul sebesar Rp. 340 juta per tahun. Pengelolaan zakat profesi ASN oleh BAZNAS Bangka Barat yang meliputi pengumpulan, pendistribusian, pendayagunaan dan pengawasan belum menerapkan tatakelola manajemen yang profesional. Selain itu juga, pemanfaatan dana zakat profesi ASN untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan ekonomi umat selama lima tahun terakhir (2018-2022) hanya sebesar Rp. 80.870.100 atau hanya 23,02 % dari jumlah total distribusi zakat Profesi ASN di Bangka Barat yang mencapai angka 1.819.022.300. BAZNAS Bangka Barat belum menerapkan pola identifikasi dan skala prioritas untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan ekonomi umat dan lebih banyak disalurkan untuk konsumtif, bukan produktif. Padahal, zakat salah satu modal sosial Islam yang solutif untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan sosial. Potensi zakat profesi ASN harus dioptimalkan dan dikelola secara amanah, profesional dan transparan.

Bagi peneliti selanjutnya diharapkan terus mengembangkan penelitian tentang zakat profesi ASN dengan membandingkan seluruh amil zakat di Kabupaten Bangka Barat juga sekaligus sebagai komparasi pengetahuan terhadap pengelolaan zakat infak dan sedekah, sekaligus menjadi pertimbangan untuk memilih lembaga pengelola zakat yang profesional, amanah dan akuntabel.

ENGLISH
The existence of the BAZNAS institution in West Bangka has a very strategic and important position in order to optimize the utilization of ASN professional zakat as an economic potential for the people to improve and prosper the community, so it needs to be managed effectively, professionally, reliably and responsibly.

This research is included in the category of field research (field research) with a descriptive analytical research method with a sociology of religion approach and data collection techniques through observation, interviews and documentation.

The results of this study found that the collection of professional ASN zakat by BAZNAS Bangka Barat was not optimal, the potential for ASN professional zakat reached Rp. 4.2 billion, only Rp. 340 million per year. The management of ASN professional zakat by West Bangka BAZNAS which includes collection, distribution, utilization and supervision has not implemented professional management governance. Apart from that, the use of ASN professional zakat funds to improve the economic welfare of the people over the past five years (2018-2022) has only amounted to Rp. 80,870,100 or only 23.02% of the total distribution of zakat for ASN professionals in West Bangka which reached 1,819,022,300. West Bangka BAZNAS has not implemented an identification pattern and priority scale to improve the people's economic welfare and is channeled more towards consumptive, not productive. In fact, zakat is one of Islamic social capital that is a solution to solving social problems. The zakat potential of the ASN profession must be optimized and managed in a trustworthy, professional and transparent manner.

For further researchers, it is hoped that they will continue to develop research on ASN professional zakat by comparing all zakat amils in West Bangka Regency as well as a comparison of knowledge on the management of zakat infaq and alms, as well as being a consideration for choosing a zakat management institution that is professional, trustworthy and accountable.