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Dr. Saheed Abdullahi Busari

Associate Professor

Fiqh & Usul Fiqh

International Islamic University Malaysia

Fiqh & Usul Fiqh, Maqasid Shariah, Halal Financing, Integration of Knowledge, Research Methodology, Sustainable Development

Saheed Abdullahi Busari is an assistant professor of Islamic Jurisprudence and legal theory at the faculty of Islamic revealed knowledge and human sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. Before that, he completed his Ph.D. and masters in the application of the principles of Islamic Jurisprudence on financial systems and transactions. He had a bachelor's degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University Cairo and a Higher National Diploma in Business Administration from Yaba College of Technology Lagos. His primary research work lies in issues between the intersection of the principles of Islamic Jurisprudence, social, and management sciences. He has taught courses in Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic legal maxims, Maqasid Shariah, Islamic social finance, Islamic wealtmore...

EDUCATION ● PhD in Islamic Jurisprudence, International Islamic University, Malaysia. August 2019 SPECIALISATION: Fiqh & Usul Fiqh, Maqasid Shariah, Islamic Banking & Capital market. THESIS: "Adequacy of Regulation and Supervision in Default Ṣukūk: A Juristic Analysis of cases in Malaysia, USA and UAE" SUPERVISOR: Professor Amanullah Muhammad, Assist. Prof. Akhtarzaite AbdulAziz Assoc. Prof. Luqman Zakariyah. ● Master of Arts in Islamic Jurisprudence, International Islamic University, Malaysia. 2017 SPECIALISATION: Fiqh, Usul Fiqh & Islamic Banking. THESIS: Shariah Standards for Converting Agrobank Malaysia into an Islamic Bank: Evaluative and Analytical Study" SUPERVISOR: Assist. Prof. Akhtarzaite AbdulAziz, Assist Prof. Muhammad Sabri Zakaria. ● Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) imore...

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  1. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Zakariyah, Luqman and Mikail, Sa'id Adekunle (2025) Role of Islamic wealth in sustainable development. In: Islamic Wealth Management Report 2025. Cambridge Institute of Islamic Finance, United Kingdom, pp. 70-81. ISBN 978-1-7396281-7-8
  2. Mikail, Sa'id Adekunle and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and al-Saadi, Abdulrahman Abdulla (2024) Ownership tansfer of sovereign ṣukūk assets: analysis of pertinent issues from Shariah perspective. Journal of Fatwa Management and Research, 29 (3). pp. 149-172. ISSN 2232-1047 E-ISSN 0127-8886
  3. Adnan, Ieman Sofiyya and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2025) The potential of zakat for senior citizens in Malaysia. In: Contemporary issues in Islamic Law and social practices: gender roles, legal perspectives and family dynamics. Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit, KIRKHS, IIUM and Islamic Book Trust, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 1-25.
  4. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Md Sawari, Mohd Fuad and Rokis, Rohaiza and Amanullah, Muhammad and Mohamadali, Noor Azizah (2025) Digital entrepreneurship empowerment for asnaf zakat families from the B-40 Muslims in Malaysia. In: Contemporary Issues in Qiwamah within the Family Institution. Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit, KIRKHS, IIUM and Islamic Book Trust, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 74-86.
  5. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Kazeem, Akeem Olayinka (2024) Spiritual philosophy of zakāt on achieving balanced economy. In: Guardianship of Balance: Bridging Spirituality and Sustainability in the Light of the Quran and Sunnah. Department of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies, AHAS KIRKHS, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 164-182. ISBN 978-967-26850-6-7
  6. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Sitiris, Miszairi (2024) Shariah standard for the adoption of artificial intelligence nanny: an analysis of potentials and challenges. Journal of Shariah Law Research, 9 (2). pp. 147-162. ISSN 2462-2206 E-ISSN 2462-2230
  7. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Kazeem, Akeem Olayinka and Abdul Aziz, Akhtarzaitie and Zakariyah, Habeebullah (2024) Islamic wealth management: a bibliometric analysis of major dimensions and future research plan. Intellectual Discourse, 32 (2). pp. 551-583. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639
  8. Akanni, Akeem A. and Ajani, Oni Idris and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Amina, Dawodu O. (2024) The League of Imams and Alphas in Yorubaland, Edo, and the Delta (Rābiṭah): the journey so far. Al-Manhaj: Hukum dan Pranata Sosial Islam, 6 (2). pp. 389-402. ISSN 2686-1607 E-ISSN 2686-4819
  9. Umar, Abubakar Muhammad and Zakaria, Mohamad Sabri and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2024) A jurisprudential study on zakat on horse; its social and economic benefits. Al-Hikmah International Journal for Islamic Studies & Human Sciences, 7 (3). pp. 245-270. ISSN 2637-0581 E-ISSN 2637-0581
  10. Busari, Jamıu Muhammad and Ashafa, Saheed Afolabi and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2024) Challenges of Al-Fara'id application in a multi-religious society: the case of Yoruba Muslims of Lagos and Oyo States, Southwestern Nigeria. Jurnal Syariah, 32 (1). pp. 158-199. ISSN 0128-6730 E-ISSN 0127-1237
  11. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Olayinka, Kazeem Akeem and Abdul Aziz, Akhtarzaitie and Zakariyah, Habeebullah (2024) Islamic wealth management towards sustainable development: a state-of-the-art analysis. Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research, 12 (2). pp. 1-17. E-ISSN 2289-2559
  12. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Akanbi, Ridwan Ayomide and Abdul Aziz, Akhtarzaitie (2024) The scope of ‘Illah (causal effect) of ribā prohibition on gold and silver: a juristic analysis. Journal of Contemporary Islamic Studies, 10 (2). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2289-9634 E-ISSN 0128-0902
  13. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Suleiman, Hassan and Salhab, Belal Barakat Sulaiman (2024) Guarantee contracts in Islamic financial transaction: analysis of BNM resolution and AAIOFI standards. Journal of Fatwa Management and Research, 29 (3). pp. 46-62. ISSN 2232-1047 E-ISSN 0127-8886
  14. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Salaudeen, Adnan Opeyemi (2024) The role of Islamic social finance instruments towards poverty alleviation in Nigeria: a juristic analysis. International Journal of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh Studies, 8 (2). pp. 173-186. E-ISSN 2600-8408
  15. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2022) A phenomenological interpretation of Taqwa as an instrument of character building. In: Integration of Knowledge Across Disciplines. Lagos Harmattan School Book of Readings, 3 . University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria, pp. 1-15. ISBN 978-978-59909-1-1
  16. Fadzil, Noor Fatini Izzati and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2024) دراسة فقهية حتليلية:(NFT) االستثمار يف الرموز غري قابلة لالستبدال = Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) investment: a juristic and analytical study. Jurnal Fiqh, 21 (1). pp. 19-64. ISSN 1823-089X E-ISSN 2289-7518
  17. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2024) Nuptial agreement in Muslim marriage: a juristic analysis. Jurnal Fiqh, 21 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 1823-089X E-ISSN 2289-7518
  18. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2024) Exploring the Islamic approach to Halal science: analysis of Ijtihad methodology for determining permissibility and prohibition of blood plasma in food additives. JOURNAL OF HALAL INDUSTRY & SERVICES, 7 (1). pp. 1-15. E-ISSN 2637-0891
  19. Sitiris, Miszairi and Busari, Saheed Abdullahi (2024) The legal capacity (Al-Ahliyyah) of artificial intelligence from an Islamic jurisprudential perspective. Malaysia Journal of Syariah and Law, 12 (1). pp. 31-42. ISSN 1985-7454 E-ISSN 2590-4396
  20. Busari, Saheed Abdullahi and Suleiman, Hassan and Zakariyah, Habeebullah (2023) Ownership transfer of digital assets in Islamic wealth management: a juristic analysis. Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research, 11 (3). pp. 36-47. E-ISSN 2289-2559

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