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Salam, A Shari'ah Alternative for Conventional Finance: Financial and Accounting Perspective السلم بديل شرعي للتمويل المصرفي المعاصر نظرة مالية ومحاسبية

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  • ELTEGANI A. AHMED

    (Products Development Manager Bank Al-Jazira, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

The research specifies the financial features of Salam contract, which provides cash finance with a definite cost of financing. The financing party protects himself from commodity price fluctuations through entering into a future contract by purchasing a commodity which matches in description, dale of delivery and genre with the Saiam commodity which he luif* sold The jurisprudcutiut busts for accepting sucli model is Ma led. Tins. IK done by showing that specification of Salam commodity is forbidden basically to eliminate uncertainly (Gharar). Stipulation of spot payment of Salam capital is also considered, but if it is dictated due to the need of the parlies concerned and the prevailing circumstances, then far reaching results might incur. Salam, as used in practice, is reviewed and accounting rules for recording Salam transactions and profit are suggested. يستكشف البحث الخصائص التمويلية لعقد السلم والتي تتيح تمويلا نقديا وسعة في الاستخدام بكلفة معلومة ، ويقترح صيغة لتحقيق ذلك بعمليات في أسواق السلع الدولية ، حيث يحمي العميل نفسه من تقلبات أسعار السلعة بالدخول في عقد مستقبلي لشراء سلعة بنفس مواصفات وأجل سلعة السلم ، كما يستعرض التحفظات حول الصيغة المقترحة . ويرجح الباحث بعد عرض الأدلة الفقهية أن تعيين مصدر أو مكان سلعة ليس ممنوعاً لذاته وإنما لنفي الغرور وترجيح القدرة على التسليم ، ويتساءل عن حكمة منع الفقهاء تأخير تسليم رأس المال . فإن كان السبب هو حاجة المتعاملين والواقع التطبيقي الذي اتخذ عقد السلم بديلاً للقرض ، فقد ينبني على ذلك نتائج مهمة . ثم يستعرض البحث الصيغ المختلفة لاستخدام عقد السلم في المجال المصرفي والاستثمار ، مع اقتراح أسس محاسبية لتسجيل عمليات السلم وأرباحه .

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  • Eltegani A. Ahmed, 2000. "Salam, A Shari'ah Alternative for Conventional Finance: Financial and Accounting Perspective السلم بديل شرعي للتمويل المصرفي المعاصر نظرة مالية ومحاسبية," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 12(1), pages 61-111, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:abd:kauiea:v:12:y:2000:i:1:no:7:p:61-111
    DOI: 10.4197/islec.12-1.7
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