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Credit Cards: Contemporary Issues from Economic and Shariah Perspective بطاقات الائتمان: قضايا معاصرة اقتصادية وشرعية

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  • Monzer Kahf

    (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar)

  • Amiirah Nabee Mohomed

    (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar)

Abstract

Over the past few decades, the Islamic finance industry has witnessed exponential growth, intensified innovation and fast development in its products and services. This paper discusses the contemporary issues of credit cards from economic and Shariah perspective and explains the implication of an optional interest clause. Islamic finance providers have experimented with different structures for Islamic credit cards, which, however, have attracted wide-reaching criticism regarding the underlying contracts and whether the concept in itself is in line with the Shariah. From an analysis of the different market practices of Islamic credit cards, we notice that Islamic banks are struggling to find an appropriate approach to provide an Islamic credit card facility which is profitable and meets their financial intermediary purpose. We then propose the concept of prepaid Islamic credit cards and the idea of Master Murabaha Credit Card Agreement which would be more suitable and generate Shariah-compliant returns. This paper also tackles the issue of consumerism and mounting indebtedness from the Shariah perspective, and calls for restrictions and control by Islamic credit card issuers including limiting credits and blocking non-Shariah compliant usages. نمت صناعة التمويل الإسلامي خلال العقود القليلة الماضية نموا متميزاً شمل إبداعات كثيرة وتطورا سريعا في المنتجات والخدمات. تناقش هذه الورقة القضايا الشرعية والاقتصادية لبطاقات الائتمان وتشرح مآلات الشرط التخيّريَّ للربا. ولقد جربت مؤسسات للتمويل الإسلامي إصدار أشكال عديدة من بطاقات الائتمان، مما أثار سلسلة من الانتقادات التي لم تقف عند العقود التي صدرت بموجبها هذه الأشكال بل بلغت حد التساؤل عن مشروعية فكرة بطاقة الائتمان نفسها. ويتضح من تحليل هذه البطاقات "الإسلامية" أن البنوك الإسلامية تحامل جاهدة البحث عن طريقة لإصدار بطاقة ائتمان تتوافق مع الشريعة وتستطيع من خلالها تقديم الخدمات الائتمانية بشكل يحقق لها هدف التربح من خلال الوساطة المالية. وقد اقترحنا في الورقة مفهوما عاما لبطاقة ائتمان تقوم على الدفع المسبق وبطاقة ائتمان تقوم على فكرة المرابحة مع الوكالة مما يمكن أن يطور ليؤدي إلى تحقيق فكرة التمويل بالبطاقة مع عائد مجزٍ ومتوافق مع الشريعة. وقد ناقشت الورقة أيضا باختصار مسألة علاقة بطاقات الائتمان بالعقلية والسلوك الاستهلاكيين وبتراكم المديونية وناقشنا ذلك من الجانب الشرعي كما ناقشنا قضية حجب استعمال البطاقة عن السلع والخدمات غير المسموح بها في الشريعة وقضية تقييد إصدار الائتمان للتخفيف من المديونية.

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  • Monzer Kahf & Amiirah Nabee Mohomed, 2016. "Credit Cards: Contemporary Issues from Economic and Shariah Perspective بطاقات الائتمان: قضايا معاصرة اقتصادية وشرعية," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 29(1), pages 57-80, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:abd:kauiea:v:29:y:2016:i:1:no:4:p:57-80
    DOI: 10.4197/Islec.29-1.4
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