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Some Fatwas of Islamic Banks



Iftaa' Department


*  Ruling on Financing Customs Duty through Murabaha

*  Ruling on "Earnest Payment" in Murabaha and Finance Lease

*  Imposing Commission on Current Account if Balance Drops below the Specified Amount

*  Ruling on Letters of Guarantee and Taking a Commission for them

*  Ruling on Prizes for Savings Accounts in Islamic Banks

*  Observations on Contracts of Murabaha to the Purchase Orderer

*  Islamic Banks must Adhere to the Conditions of Murabaha Contract of Sale

*  Islamic Bank Must Own Commodity before Selling it to Client

*  Binding Client by "Promise to Purchase" in Murabaha Contract doesn`t Mean that Sale Transaction Takes Place before Commodity is Transferred into the Possession of the Client

*  Ruling on Building Decorations for Stores through Murabaha

*  Murabaha Contract of Sale is Permissible in Sharia

*  Employees of Islamic Banks must Commit to Islamic Application of Contracts

*  It is Permissible to Stipulate Covering Debt Payments in the Event of Debtor`s Failure to Pay on Time

*  Commodity Murabaha in the Jordan Islamic Bank

*  Ruling on the Finance Lease of the Jordan Islamic Bank

*  Ruling on the Murabaha Contracts of the Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank

*  Ruling on the Closed-End Lease of the Arab Islamic Bank after Last Amendment Made in Ramadan 1431H

*  Is the Auto Murabaha of the Arab Islamic Bank-where Fees of Ownership Transfer are Paid Once-Valid?

*  The Sharia Evidence on Linking Rent with a Changing Margin in the Closed-End Lease of the Arab Islamic Bank

*  Ruling on Personal Financing Used by some Islamic Banks

*  Wants to Raise the Price of the Property to Get the Cash

*  Some Types of Fraud People Use to Trick Islamic Banks

*  Islamic Ruling on Insurance of Debt

*  Ruling on Interest-Free Loans Granted by the Islamic Bank to Teachers

*  Islamic Ruling on Investing in the Islamic International Arab Bank

*  Ruling on Opening Savings Accounts at Islamic Banks

*  Ruling on the Profits Distributed by Islamic Banks

*  How to Divide a Joint Bank Account among the Heirs?

*  Ruling on the Joint Investment Account Offered by Al-Rajhi Bank

*  Resolution No.(49): "Ruling on Financing the "Diminishing Partnership" Offered by the Central Bank to its Employees"

*  Resolution No.(53) : “ Ruling on Awards Offered by the Islamic Bank in Accordance with a Particular Mechanism “

*  Resolution No.(167): "Ruling on the Uncovered Credit Card at the Islamic Bank"

*  Resolution No.(171): "Ruling on Organized Tawaroq Sale Carried out by some Islamic Banks"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summarized Fatawaa

Is it permissible to give to the poor from among the People of the Book from the Udhiyah?

Praise be to Allah, and prayers and peace be upon our Master the Messenger of Allah.
 
It is permissible to give to the poor among the People of the Book from a voluntary sacrifice (uḍḥiyyat taṭawwuʿ), just as it is permissible to give charity (ṣadaqah) to them. This opinion is a view (wajh) within the Shāfiʿī school, which was favored by al-Muḥibb al-Ṭabarī and Imam al-Nawawī. [See: Ḥāshiyat Ibn Qāsim al-ʿAbbādī ʿalā Tuḥfat al-Muḥtāj (Vol.9/P.365)]. And Allah Almighty knows best.

Some online stores offer a discount on a customer's first purchase — what is the ruling on creating a new account each time a customer makes a purchase in order to obtain that discount?

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
It is obligatory upon a Muslim to uphold honesty in both his words and his actions. Allah the Almighty says {what means}: "O you who have believed, do not betray Allah and the Messenger or betray your trusts while you know." [Al-Anfāl/ 27] And He says {what means}: "O you who have believed, fear Allah and be with the truthful." [Al-Tawbah/ 119]. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever deceives us is not of us." (Reported by al-Bukhārī.)
As for creating a new account for the same buyer, the terms and conditions of the website must be observed and respected. If doing so violates those terms, it is not permissible. And Allah the Almighty knows best.

Is Zakah (obligatory charity) due on leased property, and how is it calculated?

Zakah isn`t due on the leased property itself, but on the saved income from that property if it reached Nissab (minimum amount liable for Zakah), and a whole lunar year had lapsed over saving it.

What is the ruling of Islamic Law on obtaining financing from Islamic banks by bringing invoices in prior arrangement with the seller, then taking the cash after the financing is approved — with the purpose of settling debts and buying a car?

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
It appears from the transaction described that its underlying purpose is to obtain cash through resorting to a legal artifice (ḥīlah/tawarruq-style trick), and it is not permissible to engage in such trickery or to coordinate with the various parties merely to obtain liquidity. This is because such artifices bring the sale closer in reality to a ribā-based (usurious) transaction, even if it outwardly appears otherwise.
The Prophet ﷺ said: "Do not commit what the Jews committed, thereby making lawful what Allah has made unlawful through the flimsiest of tricks." This was related by Ibn Baṭṭah in his book Ibṭāl al-Ḥiyal (p. 47), and many scholars have graded it as ḥasan (sound/acceptable).
We have already explained the impermissibility of engaging in such deceptive dealings with Islamic banks in Fatwa No. 516, so please refer to it. And Allah, the Exalted, knows best.

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