Blockchain technology in zakat management system: potential and challenges in Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorAmelia Nur Natasha Nazeri
dc.contributor.authorShifa Mohd Nor
dc.contributor.authorAisyah Abdul-Rahman
dc.contributor.authorMohd Helmi Ali
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-12T08:41:22Z
dc.date.available2026-10-12T08:41:22Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to provide an overview of Malaysia's readiness to implement blockchain technology in zakat management. Although zakat institutions in Malaysia use technology in their management systems, the crisis of trust towards zakat institutions and the need for more comprehensive and consolidated asnaf data persist; thus, blockchain technology is proposed as a solution. This research adopts a case study approach involving the majority of zakat institutions in Malaysia to explore the potential and challenges of facilitating the future implementation of blockchain technology in the zakat management system. This research indicates that the prospects for implementing blockchain technology in the zakat management system are positive, given the government's launch of the national blockchain roadmap, the potential of blockchain technology for identity verification and zakat institutions' readiness to provide the necessary infrastructure. However, some challenges must be urgently addressed to ensure successful implementation, including regulatory challenges and blockchain literacy among zakat stakeholders. This paper serves as a guiding protocol for zakat institutions in Malaysia to implement blockchain technology in their management processes, anticipating that it will become necessary. This study contributes to the field by integrating the resource-based view, maqasid al shari'ah and Islamic governance principles to evaluate blockchain adoption within Malaysia's decentralised zakat system critically. Unlike earlier studies that primarily emphasised blockchain's technical features, this research situates the discussion within a fragmented regulatory environment and grounds its analysis in stakeholder perspectives and national policy initiatives. In doing so, it advances a context-specific and theoretically grounded contribution to the literature on Islamic social finance and digital transformation in faith-based institutions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNazeri, A. N. N., Mohd Nor, S., Abdul-Rahman, A., & Ali, M.H. (2026). Blockchain technology in zakat management system: Potential and challenges in Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIABR-10-2024-0435en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JIABR-10-2024-0435
dc.identifier.issn1759-0817
dc.identifier.urihttps://ikr.inceif.edu.my/handle/INCEIF/4349
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.rights© Emerald Publishing Limited
dc.sourceSEDONA
dc.subjectBlockchain technologyen_US
dc.subjectSocial financeen_US
dc.subjectTechnologyen_US
dc.subjectZakat blockchainen_US
dc.subjectZakat managementen_US
dc.titleBlockchain technology in zakat management system: potential and challenges in Malaysiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
ikr.doctypeScholarly Works
ikr.topic.maintopicIslamic wealth managementen_US
ikr.topic.subtopicIslamic wealth managementen_US
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