Modern application of Bain al-Sarf (Currency Exchange) from Maqasid al-Shari’ah perspective: A scoping review

Ali, Mohammed Farid (2020) Modern application of Bain al-Sarf (Currency Exchange) from Maqasid al-Shari’ah perspective: A scoping review. Journal of Islam in Asia, 17 (2). pp. 291-297. E-ISSN 2289-8077

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Abstract

Bai‖ al-sarf widely known as currency exchange is an important sale contract both in classical and contemporary world. This scoping review looks into the objectives behind the rulings set by the Shari‖ah for this sale contract. These objectives are sorted out from the commentaries of the hadith and the deliberations of the jurists through tex-tual analysis method. Some of the modern applications such as T+2 and Islamic Foreign Currency Exchange (FX) Swap structures are briefly juxtaposed against the objectives of bai‖ al-sarf we discovered. Objectives of Shari‖ah rulings in spot exchange is to avoid falling into the sale of debt against debt (al-kali bi al-kali), prevention of payment delay by one of the counter parties, prevention of conflict between the counter parties, and last not least to avoid falling into exchange contracts that will induce riba.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	7146/84678
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bain al-sarf, currency exchange, spot seizing (al-taqabud fi al-majlis), equal counter-values (al-tamathul), sad bab al-niza‖ (closing the door of con-flict), riba.
Subjects:	BPH Islamic Economics > BPH186.4 Bay' Al-Dayn - Debt Financing BPH Islamic Economics > BPH589.2 Riba - Interest H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance K Law > K1001 Commercial Law K Law > KBP Islamic Law K Law > KBP Islamic Law > KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh > KBP490 Furūʻ al-fiqh. Substantive law. Branches of law. K Law > KBP Islamic Law > KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh > KBP50 History, development and application of Islamic law
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh
Depositing User:	DR MOHAMMED FARID ALI
Date Deposited:	11 Nov 2020 12:30
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2020 12:30
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/84678

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