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Hamish al-Jiddiyyah in Murabaha

Murabaha (also spelled murabahah) is a shari’a compatible mode of debt financing which involves the sale of a commodity mostly...

Characteristics of Riba

From a shari'a perspective, riba has a number of characteristics that set it apart from legitimate sources of income. Accordingly,...

Examples of Gharar

Gharar is an element of risk (mukhatarah), uncertainty, hazard, or lack of transparency (asymmetric information) that could render a contract...

Uses of Ijarah

Ijarah is a financial contract that involves the transfer of the right to the usufruct (manfa'ah) or benefit of a...

Difference Between Zakat and Tax

Zakat (زكاة) is Arabic for obligatory charity (the third pillar of Islam). It constitutes a portion of wealth prescribed by...

Types of Sharikah

Sharikah (partnership or corporate entity) or musharakah (the process of forming sharikah) is the commingling of funds and/or resources from...

Shari’ah Basis for Permissibility of Murabahah

Murabahah is a type of trust sale (buyu al-amanah) whereby acquisition of assets is financed on short or relatively long...

Legitimacy of Murabahah

Murabahah is a type of trust sale (buyu al-amanah) whereby acquisition of assets is financed on short or relatively long...

Binding and Nonbinding Contracts

In Islamic financial mua'amalat, valid (sahih) and effective (nafizh) contracts can be classified as binding (lazim) and nonbinding (ghair lazim)...

Differences Between Ju’alah and Ijarah

Ju’alah (also transliterated ju’ala or jua’ala/ jua’alah) is a commutative contract in which one the parties (known in Arabic as...