The study investigated zuhud concept and implementation on student\u27s primary need fulfillment intraditional and modern Islamic boarding schools in Malang. Zuhud implementation wasconsiderably found in traditional Islamic boarding schools. Meanwhile, zuhud implementation wasnot found in Islamic modern boarding schools due to modern culture and life style. In modernIslamic boarding schools, zuhud remained a conceptual framework without any significantimplementation on student\u27s life