Finance

Sh Dr Haitham al-Haddad summarises his fatwa on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. For a more detailed explanation click below: For the research paper (Arabic) click here. An English version will be published soon inshāAllāh Source: www.islam21c.com

We are always told to "feed the needy", but Charity Right's Azim Kidwai asks this Ramadān: who is really in need?

Yusuf Patel takes a critical look at Muslim discourse surrounding charitable spending in the UK and abroad. Does charity really begin "at home"?

Book Review of Billion Dollar Muslim: Why We Need Spiritually Inspired Entrepreneurs “Everyone can be an entrepreneur and the way global economies are going, everyone will need to be.” Billion Dollar Muslim is not a typical guide to “how to be ...

Muslim Entrepreneurship: Its Role in the Movement Everything needs provision. Whether it be the projects we start, the institutions we run, the family unit we raise and sustain, or life itself. Therefore, the need for finance and entrepreneurialism cannot be ...

One Friday as I dropped my son off to school I noticed a group of three boys talking. One said to the others, pointing at a shiny Mercedes, “Look at my dad’s car,” at which they all looked very impressed. Two ...

  “For a Muslim, for every transactions there are two ways to profit from it…” Islam21c’s Financial Editor, Umer Suleman, recently gave a talk at the EU Islamic Finance and Banking Summit. He talks about how the benefit and wisdoms of ...

Rulings pertaining to finding lost property This section in the books of Fiqh is usually entitled ‘The Chapter of Luqaṭa’ which include definitions of al-Luqaṭa as property or wealth lost by the owner, even if carelessly, and the rulings pertaining ...

MUSLIMS IN BRITAIN: Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em! Muslims make up a quarter of humanity, possess great natural resources and can’t be avoided. But concerns around terrorism, politics and global conflicts make the relationship difficult. What really ...

Balancing work with seeking Islamic knowledge Getting a job and working hard so that you are able to become independent and support your family is undoubtedly a very noble and praiseworthy action, and should be appreciated. When it comes after ...