Research on zakat has captured the attention of scholars since 1981, exhibiting an increasing trend in publications and citations. This trend presents an opportunity for the author to delve into zakat research. The primary aim of this study is to dissect 10 years of zakat research, spanning from 2013 to 2022, with a focus on evaluating past achievements, current research patterns, and potential future research directions. Utilising bibliometric analysis as the primary tool, this study has formulated seven research questions derived from the primary objective. Key findings indicate a consistent upward trajectory in both publication and citation rates over the past decade, with 2013 being a pivotal year. Notably, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia emerged as the top three countries actively contributing to zakat research during this period. This study further outlines eight contemporary research trends, exploring various facets of zakat over the past decade. Additionally, this study identifies four prospective areas in zakat for future scholars to explore. This study’s outcomes offer three significant contributions: 1) signalling to scholars that zakat research continues to burgeon; 2) providing inspiration and ideas for current scholars; and 3) motivating future scholars to embark on research ventures in untapped areas within the realm of zakat.

Ab Rahman, S. M., Setapa, M., Rusli, I. N. A., Paizin, M. N., & Wahab, M. H. A.-A. A. (2021). Corporate Responsibility And Motivating Corporate zakat Payment. Advances in Business Research International Journal, 7(2), 123–137.

Abd. Wahab, N., Zainol, Z., & Abu Bakar, M. (2017). Towards developing service quality index for zakat institutions. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 8(3), 326–333.

Abdullah, M., & Sapiei, N. S. (2018). Do religiosity, gender and educational background influence zakat compliance? The case of Malaysia. International Journal of Social Economics, 45(8), 1250–1264.

Abdullah, N., Derus, A. M., & Al-Malkawi, H.-A. N. (2015). The effectiveness of zakat in alleviating poverty and inequalities a measurement using a newly developed technique. Humanomics, 31(3), 314–329.

Abidin, A., & Utami, P. (2020). The Regulation of zakat Digital Technology in Creating Community Welfare Impact on Economic Development. Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, 23(5), 1–9.

Abraham, D. W. (2020). zakat as practical theodicy: Precarity and the critique of gender in Muslim India. Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society, 4(2), 120–147.

Adewale, A. S., & Zubaedy, A. A. G. (2019). Islamic finance instruments as alternative financing to sustainable higher education in Nigeria. Global Journal Al-Thaqafah, 9(1), 35–48.

Akmal, I. K. B., Majid, M. A. S., & Gunawan, E. (2021). Does zakat matter for human development? An empirical evidence from Indonesia. Regional Science Inquiry, 12(2), 195–208.

Alam, M. M., Akbar, C. S., Shahriar, S. M., & Elahi, M. M. (2017). The Islamic Shariah principles for investment in stock market. Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, 9(2), 132–146.

Ali, I., & Hatta, Z. A. (2014). zakat as a poverty reduction mechanism among the muslim community: Case study of Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 8(1), 59–70.

Amalina Wan Abdullah, W., Percy, M., & Stewart, J. (2013). Shari’ah disclosures in Malaysian and Indonesian Islamic banks:The Shari’ah governance system. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 4(2), 100–131.

Amin, H. (2022). An analysis of online sadaqah acceptance among university graduates in Malaysia. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 15(6), 1019–1034.

Andam, A. C., & Osman, A. Z. (2019). Determinants of intention to give zakat on employment income: Experience from Marawi City, Philippines. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 10(4), 528–545.

Auliyah, R., & Basuki, B. (2021). Ethical Values Reflected on zakat and CSR: Indonesian Sharia Banking Financial Performance. Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 8(1), 225–235.

Baidhawy, Z. (2015). Lazismu and remaking the Muhammadiyah’s new way of philanthropy. Al-Jami’ah, 53(2), 387–412.

Bhuiyan, A. B., Siwar, C., Ismail, A. G., & Omar, N. (2017). The islamic microfinancing contributions on sustainable livelihood of the borrowers in Bangladesh. International Journal of Business and Society, 18(S1), 79–96.

Bin-Nashwan, S. A., Abdul-Jabbar, H., & Aziz, S. A. (2021). Does trust in zakat institution enhance entrepreneurs’ zakat compliance? Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 12(5), 768–790.

Calder, N. (1981). zakat in Imami Shi’i Jurisprudence, from the tenth to sixteenth century A.D. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 44(3), 468–480.

Choiriyah, E. A. N., Kafi, A., Hikmah, I. F., & Indrawan, I. W. (2020). zakat and poverty alleviation in Indonesia: a panel analysis at provincial level. Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, 6(4), 811–832.

Djaghballou, C.-E., Djaghballou, M., Larbani, M., & Mohamad, A. (2018). Efficiency and productivity performance of zakat funds in Algeria. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 11(3), 474–494.

Doktoralina, C. M., & Bahari, Z. (2018). zakat accounting information system in private higher education. European Research Studies Journal, 21, 265–275.

Donthu, N., Kumar, S., Mukherjee, D., Pandey, N., & Lim, W. M. (2021). How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines. Journal of Business Research, 133(April), 285–296.

Embong, M. R., Taha, R., & Nor, M. N. M. (2013). Role of zakat to eradicate poverty in Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 39.

Fadilah, S., Rosdiana, Y., Maemunah, M., Hernawati, N., Sukarmanto, E., & Hartanto, R. (2021). Multidimensional scaling (Mds): Sustainability assessment model of community economic empowerment [Skalowanie wielowymiarowe (Mds):model oceny zrównoważonego rozwoju wspólnoty gospodarczej]. Polish Journal of Management Studies, 24(2), 119–135.

Fauziah, F. (2020). Supply chain management of zakat to reduce poverty and improve community welfare (Case study BAZNAS in Serang district). International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 9(2), 664–668.

Fikriyah, K., Ajib Ridlwan, A., & Suryaningsih, S. A. (2019). Islamic work ethics in zakat institution in Indonesia: How does it affect customer loyalty? International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 10(2), 375–381.

Ghani, E. K., Aziz, A. A., Tajularifin, S. M., & Samargandi, N. (2018). Effect of board management and governmental model on zakat payers’ trust on zakat institutions. Global Journal Al-Thaqafah, 2018(Special Issue), 73–86.

Goby, V. P., & Nickerson, C. (2016). Conceptualisation of CSR Among Muslim Consumers in Dubai: Evolving from Philanthropy to Ethical and Economic Orientations. Journal of Business Ethics, 136(1), 167–179.

Halimatusa’diyah, I. (2015). zakat and social protection: the relationship between socio-religious CSOs and the government in Indonesia. Journal of Civil Society, 11(1), 79–99.

Handoko, L. H. (2020). Bibliometric analysis and visualisation of Islamic economics and finance articles indexed in Scopus by Indonesian authors. Science Editing, 7(2), 169–176.

Hariyanto, E., Taufiq, M., Abidin, Z., Ulum, M., & Maimun. (2020). Effectiveness of the economic system to zakat and Waqf for empowerment of the Ummah in Indonesia. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(6), 1910–1916.

Hasim, H. M. (2014). Developing a Conceptual Framework of Microtakaful as a Strategy towards Poverty Alleviation. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 5(28), 1–8. www.iiste.org

Hassan, S., Amuda, Y. J., & Parveen, R. (2017). Persecuted muslim minority: Zakat, Waqf, and Sadaqah as financial Instrument for Human Development. International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, 15(25), 475–484.

Hassan, W. Z. W., Jamsari, E. A., Umar, A., Mohamad, Z., Alias, J., Muslim, N., & Ahmad, M. Y. (2017). The management of zakat distribution in the practice of fatwa in Terengganu, Malaysia. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 8(11), 834–851.

Hikmah, N. (2021). Legality law against the role of Mosque as a unit management of zakat management (UPZ) - A strategic way of increasing well-being. Journal of Islamic Law Studies, Sharia Journal, 2(3).

Iskandar, A., Possumah, B. T., Aqbar, K., & Yunta, A. H. D. (2021). Islamic Philanthropy and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia: The Role of Integrated Islamic Social and Commercial Finance Institutions. Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum Dan Pranata Sosial, 16(2), 274–301.

Ismail, C. Z., Salim, N. J., & Hanafiah, N. J. A. (2015). Administration and management of waqf land in Malaysia: Issues and solutions. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 6(4), 613–630.

Javaid, S., & Al-Malkawi, H.-A. N. (2018). Corporate social responsibility and financial performance in Saudi Arabia: Evidence from zakat contribution. Managerial Finance, 44(6), 648–664.

Johari, F., Ab. Aziz, M. R., Ibrahim, M. F., & Mohd Ali, A. F. (2013). zakat distribution and programme for sustaining muallaf belief and thought. Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering), 66(1), 35–43.

Khamis, M. R., & Yahya, N. C. (2015). Does law enforcement influence compliance behaviour of business zakat among SMEs?: An evidence via rasch measurement model. Global Journal Al-Thaqafah, 5(1), 19–32.

Latief, H. (2013). Islamic philanthropy and the private sector in Indonesia. Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies, 3(2), 175–201.

May, S. (2013). Political Piety: The Politicization of Zakat. Middle East Critique, 22(2), 149–164.

Milton-Edwards, B. (2017). Securitising charity: the case of Palestinian zakat committees. Global Change, Peace and Security, 29(2), 161–177.

Mohamed, N. H. S., Mastuki, N. A., Yusuf, S. N. S., & Zakaria, M. (2018). Management control system in ASNAF entrepreneurship development program by Lembaga zakat Selangor. Jurnal Pengurusan, 53.

Mohd Ali, A. F., Rashid, Z. A., Johari, F., & Ab. Aziz, M. R. (2015). The effectiveness of zakat in reducing poverty incident: An analysis in Kelantan, Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 11(21), 355–367.

Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., & Altman, D. G. (2009). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement. PLoS Medicine, 339(7716), 332–336.

Muhammad, I. (2019). Analysis of zakat System in high-income Islamic countries. The Journal of Muamalat and Islamic Finance Research, 16(2), 1–11.

Nadzri, F. A. A., Omar, N., & Rahman, R. A. (2018). Enterprise governance of micro entrepreneurs in Malaysia: Comparison between the Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia and Asnaf’s economic development program. Global Journal Al-Thaqafah, Special Is(January), 25–40.

Nomran, N. M., & Haron, R. (2019). Dual board governance structure and multi-bank performance: a comparative analysis between Islamic banks in Southeast Asia and GCC countries. Corporate Governance (Bingley), 19(6), 1377–1402.

Oladimeji Abioye Mustafa, M., Har Sani Mohamad, M., & Akhyar Adnan, M. (2013). Antecedents of zakat payers’ trust in an emerging zakat sector: An exploratory study. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 4(1), 4–25.

Razak, S. H. A. (2020). zakat and waqf as instrument of Islamic wealth in poverty alleviation and redistribution: Case of Malaysia. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 40(3–4), 249–266.

Retsikas, K. (2014). Reconceptualisating zakat in Indonesia: Worship, philanthropy and rights. Indonesia and the Malay World, 42(124), 337–357.

Ridwan, M., Asnawi, N., & Sutikno. (2019). zakat collection and distribution system and its impact on the economy of Indonesia. Uncertain Supply Chain Management, 7(4), 589–598.

Rosli, M. R. B., Salamon, H. B., & Huda, M. (2018). Distribution management of zakat fund: Recommended proposal for asnaf riqab in Malaysia. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 9(3), 56–64.

Ryandono, M. N. H., & Nanda, A. S. (2020). The transformation of mustahiq as productive zakat recipients in Surabaya. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 41(3), 1–14.

Saad, R. A. J., Idris, K. M., Shaari, H., Sawandi, N., & Derashid, C. (2017). Governance of non-profit organisations: A case of zakat institutions in Malaysia. International Journal of Economic Research, 14(16), 253–265.

Samad, M. N., Ariff, M., & Nassir, A. M. (2016). Impact of zakat payment offset system on income tax collection in Malaysia. International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, 14(13), 9579–9607.

Sawandi, N., & Aziz, N. M. A. (2021). The Missing Link in zakat Management: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis. Central Asia and the Caucasus, 22(5), 729–747.

Selvik, K. (2013). Business and social responsibility in the Arab world: The zakat vs. CSR models in Syria and Dubai. Comparative Sociology, 12(1), 95–123.

Shaheen Al Ahwal, M., Al Zaben, F., Sehlo, M. G., Khalifa, D. A., & Koenig, H. G. (2016). Religious beliefs, practices, and health in colorectal cancer patients in Saudi Arabia. Psycho-Oncology, 25(3), 292–299.

Shaikh, S A, Ismail, M. A., Ismail, A. G., Shahimi, S., & Mohd Shafiai, M. H. (2018). Intertemporal consumption behaviour in OIC countries. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 11(4), 529–552.

Shaikh, S A, Ismail, M. A., Ismail, A. G., Shahimi, S., & Mohd. Shafiai, M. H. (2017). Towards an integrative framework for understanding Muslim consumption behaviour. Humanomics, 33(2), 133–149.

Shaikh, S A, Ismail, M. A., Ismail, A. G., Shahimi, S., & Shafiai, M. H. M. (2018). Exploring dynamics of private giving as income support institution for endowment deficient consumers. Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, 14(1), 146–167.

Shaikh, Salman Ahmed. (2016). zakat Collectible in OIC Countries for Poverty Alleviation: A Primer on Empirical Estimation. International Journal of Zakat, 1(1), 17–35.

Sharofiddin, A., Othman, A. H. A., & Alhabshi, S. M. S. J. (2019). The impact of zakĀt distribution on social welfare: A case study of selangor zakĀt agencies, Malaysia. Al-Shajarah, 2019(Special Issue Islamic Bankingand Finance 2019), 147–167.

Siswantoro, D., Nurzaman, M. S., Nurhayati, S., Munandar, A., Ismail, A. G., & Alhabshi, S. M. B. S. J. (2022). Company zakat Assessment Methods in Selected Jurisdiction. Journal of Governance and Regulation, 11(2 Special issue), 286–292.

Siswantoro, D., Nurzaman, M. S., Nurhayati, S., Munandar, A., Ismail, A. G., & Mohamad, N. (2022). Factors Determining zakat Rebate Preferences in Malaysia: zakat as Tax Deduction. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 11(2), 115–128.

Sohag, K., Mahmud, K. T., Alam, F., & Samargandi, N. (2015). Can zakat System Alleviate Rural Poverty in Bangladesh? A Propensity Score Matching Approach. Journal of Poverty, 19(3), 261–277.

Syed, M. H., Khan, S., Rabbani, M. R., & Thalassinos, Y. E. (2020). An artificial intelligence and NLP based Islamic FinTech model combining zakat and Qardh-Al-Hasan for countering the adverse impact of COVID 19 on SMEs and individuals. International Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 8(2), 351–364.

Tahiri Jouti, A. (2019). An integrated approach for building sustainable Islamic social finance ecosystems. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 11(2), 246–266.

Tuan Ibrahim, T. A. F., Hashim, H. A., & Mohamad Ariff, A. (2020). Ethical values and bank performance: evidence from financial institutions in Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 11(1), 233–256.

Wahab, N. A., & Rahman, A. R. A. (2013). Determinants of efficiency of zakat institutions in Malaysia: A non-parametric approach. Asian Journal of Business and Accounting, 6(2), 33–64.

Wahab, N. A., Ahmad, N., & Jusoff, K. (2013). The roles of socio-economic characteristics in satisfying repeat Umrah visitors. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research, 13(SPLISSUE), 18–22.

Widiastuti, T., Auwalin, I., Rani, L. N., & Ubaidillah Al Mustofa, M. (2021). A mediating effect of business growth on zakat empowerment program and mustahiq’s welfare. Cogent Business and Management, 8(1).

Widiastuti, T., Cahyono, E. F., Zulaikha, S., Mawardi, I., & Al Mustofa, M. U. (2021). Optimising zakat governance in East Java using analytical network process (ANP): the role of zakat technology (Zakatech). Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 12(3), 301–319.

Wijayanti, I., & Ryandono, M. N. H. (2020). zakat institutions’ mustahiq transformation in developing countries: Comparison study. Opcion, 36(Special Edition 26), 350–366.

Yaakob, M. A. Z., Suliaman, I., Khalid, M. M., Sirajuddin, M. D. M., Bhari, A., Shahruddin, M. S., & Abdullah, M. Y. (2016). The investment of Waqf properties through infrastructure development according to al-hadith and risk management perspective. Advanced Science Letters, 22(9), 2224–2227.

Yusuf, M.-B. O., & Derus, A. M. (2013). Measurement model of corporate zakat collection in Malaysia: A test of diffusion of innovation theory. Humanomics, 29(1), 61–74.

Zainal, H., Abu Bakar, A., & Saad, R. A. J. (2016). Reputation,satisfaction of zakat distribution,and service quality as determinant of stakeholder trust in zakat institutions. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 6(7Special Issue), 72–76.

Zakaria, A. A. M., Samad, R. R. A., & Shafii, Z. (2013). Venture philanthropy waqf model: A conceptual study. Jurnal Pengurusan, 38, 119–125.

Zakaria, M. (2014). The influence of human needs in the perspective of Maqasid al-Syari’ah on zakat distribution effectiveness. Asian Social Science, 10(3), 165–173.

Zaman, R., Roudaki, J., & Nadeem, M. (2018). Religiosity and corporate social responsibility practices: evidence from an emerging economy. Social Responsibility Journal, 14(2), 368–395.

Zauro, N. A., Saad, R. A. J., & Sawandi, N. (2020). Enhancing socio-economic justice and financial inclusion in Nigeria: The role of Zakat, Sadaqah and Qardhul Hassan. Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 11(3), 555–572.

Zulkifli, M. F., Taha, R., Mohd Nor, M. N., & Ali, A. (2021). Combating poverty in Malaysia: The role of Zakat. The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 8(5), 505–513.