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Promise To Sell

English for al-wa’ad bil ba’i/ bai’/ bay’ (الوعد بالبيع). It is usually embedded in exchange-based contracts (uqud al-mua’wadhah) such as…

Procrastination by a Solvent Murabaha Debtor

From a shari’a perspective, it is not permissible that a solvent debtor defaults on his debt or delays settlement (in...

PER

It stands for profit equalization reserve; a reserve that is created by an Islamic bank by appropriating a specific amount…

Prevailing Rate

A rent or wage amount or consideration that is determined by an arbitrator or judge (if disputed), or with respect…

Penalty Clause

A clause in a commutative contract (aqd mu’awadhah) that stipulates that an agreed amount of money shall be paid to…

Pre-arranged Tawarruq

A form of tawarruq (Islamic monetization) which is sought per se as a mode of investment or financing, rather than…

Private Waqf

A type of waqf (specifically, incorporated waqf) whose proceeds are used to serve a specific group of individuals (beneficiaries) such...

Price Discount in Murabaha

If the seller in a murabaha transaction manages to obtain, as a purchaser, a discount on the object of sale…

Prohibited Sales

A category of buyu (pl. of ba'i or bay') that consists of all sales that are impermissible under shari'a due...

Pooling

The process of mixing, and adding together, a number of shari’ah-compliant asset classes in securitization (tasnid/ taskik) or capital structure. Examples of pooling (khultah) in...