scholarly journals The Islamic Credit Card Based on Ujrah Concept:

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Abubakar Balarabe ◽  
Md. Faruk Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Credit Cards ◽  
Standard Setting ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions

Islam is a way of life that seeks to protect the human being from financial harm through prohibiting riba, maysir, and gharar. Islamic credit card is one of the alternative banking products offered by Islamic financial institutions to replace the conventional credit card. The Islamic credit card was initially based on the Inah concept. However, this concept was criticized by both contemporary and classical Islamic jurists, especially in the Hambali, Maliki, and Hanafi school of thought. Therefore, some Islamic banks of Malaysia offer a better alternative, developing the credit card on the concept of ujrah, which is less ambiguous among Islamic scholars. This study will explore the background of Islamic credit card base on the concept of ujrah. It will then further discuss the justification for the permissibility of the concept. Finally, this paper will highlight the issues related to the practice of ujrah in Islamic credit card operations. The findings indicate that the credit cards based on ujrah (fee) are permitted from the Sharia perspective as long as they do not involve any element of riba (interest). However, it involves Shariah issues on its practice of ibra (rebate) and penalty charge. To fulfil the objective of the study, it will refer to the Quran, Hadith, classical Islamic jurisprudence, juristic opinion of Islamic scholars, Shariah standards of international Islamic standard-setting bodies, and other policy documents of the Islamic banks.

scholarly journals Drivers of Ar-Rahnu (pawn) acceptance: Malaysian evidence

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassanudin Mohd Thas Thaker ◽  
Ahmad Khaliq ◽  
Mohamed Asmy Bin Mohd Thas Thaker ◽  
Anwar Bin Allah Pitchay ◽  
K. Chandra Sakaran
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Social Factor ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
The Body ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factor persuading the acceptance of Islamic pawn broking (Ar-Rahnu) among Islamic bank customers. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected the data using a self-administered questionnaire design and analysed using SPSS Statistics and smart partial least square. The study is restricted to only respondents who are based in the area of Klang Valley (Selangor and Kuala Lumpur), as these two areas have a larger number of Islamic banks and a decent number of Islamic banks’ clients. A total of 381 respondents’ responses are used for this study, and the constructs involved for analysis purpose are affect, social factor, facilitating conditions, perceived financial benefits and perceived risk constructs. Findings The finding suggests a significant positive association for social factor and perceived risk, while negative association learnt for affect on acceptance of Ar-Rahnu financing. On the same note, the facilitating condition and perceived financial benefit are found insignificantly related. Practical implications The findings generated from this study are expected to enrich the literature on the body of knowledge, as it has served to broaden the understanding of the Ar-Rahnu acceptance level in Malaysia. As mentioned, there is limited literature available using this type of financing. Existing studies focus too much on conventional financing products such as personal financing, credit card, short-term loan and many others. Less attention is given to Ar-Rahnu financing. Thus, this study expected to add value to the literature available in the context of Islamic pawn broking business. Moreover, the findings of this study will be very helpful for the Islamic financial institutions to find the best way to retain Ar-Rahnu clients and encourage more client to choose Ar-Rahnu as a mode of financing. Originality/value This study owns greater potential to assist Islamic financial institutions to discover the best techniques to retain and encourage the grander number of clients for Ar-Rahnu as a mode of financing.

الصيانة بين النظرية والتطبيق: الإجارة المنتهية بالتمليك نموذجًا (Maintenance in Theory and Practice: Al-Ijārah al-Muntahiyyah bi al-Tamlīk as a Case)

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-142
Author(s):  
بخت الرحمن عثماني بن عبد الحميد ◽  
عارف علي عارف ◽  
عزمان محمد نور
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
The Third ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
Contemporary Practice

يركز البحث على أحكام الصيانة في الإجارة المنتهية بالتمليك، وهو بحثٌ تحليليٌ لأحكام الصيانة بين النظرية في الفقه الإسلامي والتطبيق المعاصر في العقد الذي تقوم به المصارف الإسلامية والمؤسسات المالية الإسلامية. وقصد الباحث من هذا البحث بيان مفهوم الصيانة وحكمها الشرعي في هذا العقد، ومن الذي يتحمل الصيانة المؤجر أو المستأجر؟ وهل يمكن اشتراطها على العميل فقط؟ وذلك لغرض الوصول إلى مدى التوافق بين النظرية والتطبيق العملي لأحكام الصيانة في هذا العقد في المصارف الإسلامية والمؤسسات المالية الإسلامية. وأهم النتائج التي توصل إليها الباحث هو أن للصيانة ثلاثة أنواع: نوعٌ من الصيانة تتجه إلى المؤجر، ولا يصح تحميلها على المستأجر لا شرعًا ولا تحمُّلًا لا عرفًا ولا شرطًا إلا عند تعديه أو تقصيره فيها، وهي الصيانة الأساسية، فهي كل ما يتعلق بذات العين المؤجرة ويتوقف عليه الانتفاع. ونوع ثاني من الصيانة ما يتجه إلى المستأجر، وهي الصيانة التشغيلية، فهي كل ما يتعلق باستيفاء المنافع والذي تحتاج إليه العين المؤجرة نتيجة استعمالها. ونوع ثالث من الصيانة ما لا يتجه إلى المؤجر ولا إلى المستأجر إلا حسب العرف وعوائد أهل البيئة وحسب تغير الزمان والمكان، وهي الصيانة العرفية. وهذا النوع من الصيانة لا تدخل في الصيانة الأساسية ولا في الصيانة التشغيلية بل هو تابع للعرف والبيئة، ولتغير الزمان والمكان. وأما الصيانة الأساسية والصيانة التشغيلية فلا دخل للعرف فيهما. الكلمات المفتاحيّة: الصيانة، الأساسية، التشغيلية، العرفية، الإجارة المنتهية بالتمليك، النظرية والتطبيق. Abstract The study is focusing on the ruling of maintenance (al-Ṣiyānah) in Al-Ijārah al-Muntahiyyah bi al-Tamlīk. It analytically studies the ruling in theory of Islamic Jurisprudence and in the contemporary practice in the contract applied by Islamic Banks and Islamic Financial Institutions. The study aims to explain the concept of the maintenance and its legislative rules in the contract, the responsibility of the leased asset—lessor or lessee? Is it permissible to impose it on the lessee only? This is to find out the extant of the compatibility between the theoretical and the practical implementations of the sharÊÑah ruling of maintenance in the ijÉrah contracts of Islamic Banks. The important result of the research conducted is that there are three types of maintenance (al-Ṣiyānah): The first type of al-Ṣiyānah pertains to the lessor only, and it is not permissible to be imposed on the lessee neither from the SharÊÑah or liability perspective, but in the case of fault or short coming from the lessee, and this is called major maintenance (al-Ṣiyānah al-Asāsiyyah). This type of al-Ṣiyānah denotes all such maintenance of the leased asset that is related to the essence of the leased asset on which the benefit depends. The second type of the al-Ṣiyānah pertains to the lessee only; this is called minor maintenance (al-Ṣiyānah al-Tashghīliyyah). This refers to all such things that are linked with the fulfilment of benefits and the operation of the leased asset. And the third type of the al-Ṣiyānah does not pertain to lessor or the lessee except because of custom of the time and circumstances. And this is called al-Ṣiyānah al-ʻUrfiyyah. This type of maintenance is not linked with major maintenance or with minor maintenance, but its ruling is according to the time and custom. Keywords: Maintenance, al-Ṣīyānah, al-Asāsiyyah, al-Tashghīliyyah, al-ʻUrfiyyah, Al-Ijārah al-Muntahiyyah bi al-Tamlīk, Theory, Practice. 

scholarly journals Collecting Fees for Safekeeping of Collateral: Rules and Applications in the Contemporary Islamic Financial Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-53
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Actual Cost ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Maturity Date ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions

The study aims to examine the Shari’ah legality of whether pledgor or pledgee should take care of collateral (marhun) during the period of the loan. Moreover, the study seeks to provide possible applications for the pledge (rahn) and clarify Shari’ah rules for each application. Malaysian Islamic banks apply pledge products by offering loans (qardh hasan) to the customers and requesting gold assets as collateral against a loan. The banks charge safekeeping fees to keep the gold until the maturity date of the loan. This practice combines loan and sale contracts in a single transaction. Accordingly, the study seeks to evaluate this practice from an Islamic point of view. Islamic law categorizes loans under charity contracts while the sale is categorized under contracts of exchange (mu’awadhat). The nature of the two contracts is different. Therefore, the study examines categories that combine loans and contracts of exchange in one transaction. The results reveal that it is not permissible for the pledgee to charge fees higher than market fees for the keeping of collateral. Charging fees that are higher than the market price is considered riba. According to Shari’ah rules, any kind of benefit derived from a loan is riba and thus it is prohibited. However, charging fees that are comparable to the market price and cover the actual cost for safekeeping of collateral is permissible. According to Islamic Fiqh Academy resolutions and AAOIFI standards, Islamic banks may charge fees for safekeeping of gold collateral considering that fees should be to the market fees and should only cover actual expenses.

scholarly journals AKAD MURĀBAḤAH; KONSEP DAN PELAKSANAAN DI LEMBAGA KEUANGAN ISLAM MODERN

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-102
Author(s):  
Ahmad Maulidizen
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Purchase Price ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Significant Growth ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Number Of Customers ◽  
Risk Dependency

ABSTRACTIslamic banking in Indonesia has experienced significant growth, including assets, financing providedand the number of customers. Murābaḥah is the sale and purchase of goods at the original price with theagreed-upon profit. In murābaḥah the seller must tell the cost of the product he buys and determine anadditional level of profit. This research is a library research about the murābaḥah contract according tomuamalah fiqh and its application in modern Islamic financial institutions. Methods of collecting data indocumentation and various sources related to the murābaḥah contract are then analyzed inductively anddeductively. The results of the study are the murābaḥah foundation is the principle of buying and sellingwith a deferred payment system. Murābaḥah, as used in Sharia banking, is based on two main elements,namely the purchase price and related costs, and the agreement on mark-up (profit). Islamic banks adoptmurābaḥah to provide short-term financing to customers for the purchase of goods even though thecustomer does not have the money to pay. The murābaḥah financing portfolio in Islamic banks reaches 70-80%, but in practice there have never been any problems, including; collateral which is a problem of fiqh,risk dependency as a problem of the bank, bankruptcy and delay in payment are the problems of customers,and profits are too high, namely the problem of coming from the community. Therefore, Islamic banks mustmake improvements in the implementation to be in accordance with Sharia.Keyword : Murābaḥah, Financing Instruments, Modern Islamic Financing

Sharia Compliant in Private Zakat Institutions of Riau

2020 ◽  
pp. 429-442
Author(s):  
Devi Megawati
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Supervisory Board ◽  
The Body ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
Primary Reference

This study aims to understand the role of Sharia Supervisors in the private Zakat Institution (LAZ) as well as other aspects of sharia compliance, such as Zakat fatwa on the perspective of Zakat officers. According to Decree of the Minister of Religion Number 333 / 2015 that LAZ as register must have a sharia supervisor. Sharia compliance of an institution could rely on the role of the sharia supervisory board (SSB). Some literature discussing this topic is still dominated study on Islamic financial institutions (IFIs), especially in Islamic Banks. Therefore this article will contribute to the body of knowledge, especially in the zakat literature. Data were gathered from five presiding officers of private zakat institutions in one province in Indonesia which consists of three presiding officers from provincial LAZ representative and two presiding officers from LAZ district. The study found that Sharia compliance in LAZ had many weaknesses such as lack of sharia control by sharia supervisors, a member of the sharia supervisory board who does not follow the latest issues about Zakat or the absence of competency requirements to be a sharia supervisor at LAZ and also did not make Zakat fatwa issued by MUI as the primary reference by zakat officer. This information will be useful for stakeholders, including supervisory authorities and regulators.

Corporate governance and compliance with AAOIFI governance standards by Islamic banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 891-918
Author(s):  
Yosra Mnif ◽  
Marwa Tahari
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disclosure Requirements ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
Research Stage

Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of the main corporate governance characteristics on compliance with accounting and auditing organisation for Islamic financial institutions’ (AAOIFI) governance standards’ (GSs) disclosure requirements by Islamic banks (IB) that adopt AAOIFIs’ standards in Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Syria, Sudan, Palestine and Yemen. Design/methodology/approach The sample consists of 486 bank-year observations from 2009 to 2017. Findings The findings reveal that compliance with AAOIFIs’ GSs’ disclosure requirements is positively influenced by the audit committee (AC) independence, AC’s accounting and financial expertise and industry expertise, auditor industry specialisation, IB’s size and IB’s listing status. On the other hand, it is negatively influenced by the ownership concentration. Research limitations/implications This study has only examined compliance with AAOIFI’s GSs’ disclosure requirements and has focussed on one major sector of the Islamic financial institutions (which is IB). Practical implications The findings are useful for various groups of preparers and users of IBs’ annual reports such as academics and researchers, accountants, management of IBs and some organisations. Originality/value While the study of the AAOIFIs’ standards has grown contemporary with considerable contributions from scholars, however, the majority of these studies are descriptive in nature. Indeed, the existing literature that has explored the determinants of compliance with AAOIFI’s standards is in the early research stage. To the best of the knowledge, there is a paucity of empirical research testing this issue.

scholarly journals The Regulation of Islamic Finance in the United Kingdom

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Ercanbrack
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Financial Industry ◽  
Religious Dimension ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions

This article examines the unique risks associated with Islamic financial institutions and the secular state's reticence to directly regulate their religious dimension. It argues that the state's method of regulating the Islamic financial industry ignores special reputational risks associated with the religious and cultural distinctiveness of Islamic banks.

scholarly journals KARTU KREDIT SYARIAH DAN PERILAKU KONSUMTIF MASYARAKAT

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Sukma Kristianti
Keyword(s):  
Credit Card ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Credit Cards ◽  
Payment System ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Islamic Economic

Islamic Credit Cards and Consumptive Behaviour of Society. The credit card as one means of payment utilising cards, is a payment system that is growing rapidly, brought about by the security and risk of carrying cash in large amounts, efficiency, speed and ease of transaction that is offered. Islamic banks are glancing consumer funding products as one of the products services to be offered. There is a very important limitation that must be realized for Islamic banks, namely the provisions of the shari’a principles regarding the provision of credit card and influence on consumer  behaviour  society,  particularly  the  Muslim  community.  It  is  not  impossible  for  the  existence  of  Islamic credit cards that are presented for the ease of transacting to become a card for the ease of indebtedness and cause a consumptive/wasteful attitude that is definitely forbidden in Islamic economic concept.DOI: 10.15408/ajis.v14i2.1287

scholarly journals A SUCCINCT ANALYSIS OF MITIGATING LIQUIDITY RISK IN ISLAMIC BANKS IN THE LIGHT OF LIQUIDITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 527
Author(s):  
Atharyanshah Puneri ◽  
Naeem Suleman Dhiraj ◽  
Hafiz Benraheem
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Liquidity Risk ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Liquidity Management ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Key Aspects

Liquidity management has been incessantly challenging for the financialinstitutions and especially Islamic financial institutions due to their nature of business. The�convoluted nature of liquidity management impedes the task of Islamic banks in managing�their liquidity efficiently. Given the intricacies of the subject matter, this paper delves into�elaborating the key aspects of liquidity management; subsequently, discusses the�consequences of poor liquidity management and problems inherent in managing the latter by�analyzing the real-life failure of Islamic financial institution as a result identifying the issues that could possibly jeopardize the existence of the Islamic banks. Finally, equipping the�readers with tools to mitigate the liquidity risk.

scholarly journals Upaya Fintech Syariah Mendorong Akselerasi Pertumbuhan UMKM di Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Saripudin Saripudin ◽  
Prameswara Samofa Nadya ◽  
Muhammad Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions

Compared to other Islamic financial institutions, Islamic Fintech has some advantages in accelerating the growth of SME Enterprises in Indonesia. Nevertheless, the existence of Islamic Fintech is not free from various problems, such as regulation aspect, human resources aspect, also perception of society and potential fraud. This research sought to find solution of the problems with SWOT analysis, then comparing the aspects each other to find out strategies in the effort of growing Islamic fintech for accelerating SME Enterprises. The results are some strategies consisting of, first, ecosystem strengthening between Islamic Fintech, government, academics and civil society, including Islamic Fintech customers and Islamic Banks. Second, optimalization potential of Islamic Fintech in managerial skills also Islamic contracts capacity. Last, massive and targeted socialization and promotion of Islamic Fintech.

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