Dispute over the legality of Al-Ijarah al-Mawsufah fi al-dhimah: A survey of fiqhi opinions

The legality of al-ijārah al-mawṣūfah fī al-dhimmah (AIMAD) has been disputed. Some contemporary scholars have mentioned disagreement among the early Muslim scholars about it and have identified the Ḥanafī School’s position to be prohibition. In fact, the classical texts of most juristic schools are...

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Main Authors: Abu Talib, M.M., AkhtarZaite, A.A.
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Language:English
Published: International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance 2015
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/16831/1/Dispute_over_the_Legality_of_al-Ijarah_al-Mawsufah_fi_al-Dhimmah-A_Survey_of_Fiqhi_Opinions.pdf
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description The legality of al-ijārah al-mawṣūfah fī al-dhimmah (AIMAD) has been disputed. Some contemporary scholars have mentioned disagreement among the early Muslim scholars about it and have identified the Ḥanafī School’s position to be prohibition. In fact, the classical texts of most juristic schools are similar in terms of the discussion on this contract. Hence, the question that arises is whether there is really a dispute among the four major Sunni schools of Islamic law or consensus on the legality of AIMAD. In order to answer the question, this paper discusses the classical and contemporary fiqh literature on this issue. The method followed in this paper is a critical analytical approach. The most important finding of this paper is that there is actually no dispute among the scholars of the four major Sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence over the legality of AIMAD; rather, they unanimously agreed on its legality. However, what was mentioned by some contemporary scholars is only differences in their approaches while dealing with the classical texts of Islamic law. The agreed view on AIMAD could be the basis for new innovations in Islamic financial institutions in the future.
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spelling um.eprints-168312017-01-19T02:40:23Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/16831/ Dispute over the legality of Al-Ijarah al-Mawsufah fi al-dhimah: A survey of fiqhi opinions Abu Talib, M.M. AkhtarZaite, A.A. HJ Public Finance The legality of al-ijārah al-mawṣūfah fī al-dhimmah (AIMAD) has been disputed. Some contemporary scholars have mentioned disagreement among the early Muslim scholars about it and have identified the Ḥanafī School’s position to be prohibition. In fact, the classical texts of most juristic schools are similar in terms of the discussion on this contract. Hence, the question that arises is whether there is really a dispute among the four major Sunni schools of Islamic law or consensus on the legality of AIMAD. In order to answer the question, this paper discusses the classical and contemporary fiqh literature on this issue. The method followed in this paper is a critical analytical approach. The most important finding of this paper is that there is actually no dispute among the scholars of the four major Sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence over the legality of AIMAD; rather, they unanimously agreed on its legality. However, what was mentioned by some contemporary scholars is only differences in their approaches while dealing with the classical texts of Islamic law. The agreed view on AIMAD could be the basis for new innovations in Islamic financial institutions in the future. International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance 2015-06-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/16831/1/Dispute_over_the_Legality_of_al-Ijarah_al-Mawsufah_fi_al-Dhimmah-A_Survey_of_Fiqhi_Opinions.pdf Abu Talib, M.M. and AkhtarZaite, A.A. (2015) Dispute over the legality of Al-Ijarah al-Mawsufah fi al-dhimah: A survey of fiqhi opinions. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 7 (1). pp. 49-73. ISSN 0128-1976, http://ifikr.isra.my/publication/-/publication/getPublicationDetail/6107
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Dispute over the legality of Al-Ijarah al-Mawsufah fi al-dhimah: A survey of fiqhi opinions
title Dispute over the legality of Al-Ijarah al-Mawsufah fi al-dhimah: A survey of fiqhi opinions
title_full Dispute over the legality of Al-Ijarah al-Mawsufah fi al-dhimah: A survey of fiqhi opinions
title_fullStr Dispute over the legality of Al-Ijarah al-Mawsufah fi al-dhimah: A survey of fiqhi opinions
title_full_unstemmed Dispute over the legality of Al-Ijarah al-Mawsufah fi al-dhimah: A survey of fiqhi opinions
title_short Dispute over the legality of Al-Ijarah al-Mawsufah fi al-dhimah: A survey of fiqhi opinions
title_sort dispute over the legality of al ijarah al mawsufah fi al dhimah a survey of fiqhi opinions
topic HJ Public Finance
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/16831/1/Dispute_over_the_Legality_of_al-Ijarah_al-Mawsufah_fi_al-Dhimmah-A_Survey_of_Fiqhi_Opinions.pdf
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