Share Trading

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QUESTION:

اسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

I pray to Allah that this email finds you in the best of health.

 

Please answer the following question for me:

 

Is share trading, such as on the jse markets, halal? The investment will be purely profit and market based and void of any interest.

 

جزاك الله خير الجزاء

 

Answer:

 

 

According to our research, investing in stocks is not permissible as investing in companies on stock exchanges  is in reality investing in the “value” of the company rather than “asset “ which is a requirement of the shariah laws of business.

Therefore investing in stocks even though it may be “halal” companies is not permissible.

And Allah Ta’ala knows best

 

Darul Iftaa

Madrasah In’aamiyyah

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