Trust enhancement in Zakat Institutions using Blockchain Technology: a qualitative approach

• Main Authors: Zulkifri, Zulkifri, Adam Sa'ad, Auwal, Salina, Kassim, Anwar Hasan, Abdullah Othman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Turin 2022
• Subjects: BPH Islamic Economics; BPH104 Islam and poverty; BPK Islamic law. Shari'ah. Fiqh; T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/97933/7/97933_Trust%20enhancement%20in%20Zakat%20Institutions%20using%20Blockchain%20Technology.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/97933/; https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/EJIF/article/view/6312

There is an indication that zakat institutions are inefficient and lack transparency in terms of distributing and managing their funds. This leads to a lack of trust between Muzakee and zakat institutions; hence, they prefer to pay zakat to Mustahiq directly. This means that zakat institutions may b...