Shariah Compliance

Shariah Compliance

Dar Al Tamleek's Shariah Board was established as the authoritative body for determining Shariah compliance. To ensure consumer confidence in the interpretation of Shariah principles, the Shariah compliance process is:

 

Periodical

The committee meets four times per year to review all policies, procedures, contracts, and products

 

Up-To-Date

Each program or enhancement is reviewed with the same stringent guidelines in order to provide consistency and consumer confidence

 

Islmaic Finance

 

Shariah Compliant Contract

Parties in Contract	Three parties: Dar Altamleek, Seller of Property, owner
Number of Contracts	Two contracts: Ijarah contract with the promise of ownership and the other is Murabaha
Property type	Apartment/ Land/ House
Considerations	Both parties are aware of the orginial purchase price The benefit is known and agreed upon

 

 

Types of Islamic Loans

There are basically 5 basic types of Islamic home loans:

• Mudarabah, which is similar to a partnership, where one partner lends money to another so they can invest in a property. The first partner invests with his money, while the other has the responsibility to manage and work on the investment.
  
  
• Murabaha, where the lender will buy the property for you and will sell it back to you immediately for a profit. You pay fixed monthly repayments on the higher price without paying any interest back to the bank.
  
  
• Ijara, where the lender buys the property and leases it to you, transferring ownership to you once the loan term ends.
  
  
• Musharaka, where you and the sharia-compliant lender buy the property together and you gradually buy them out of their share. The more shares you own the less you have to pay back.
  
  
• Wakala, where you make an agreement with the lender to work as your agent, allowing them to use your money to invest in sharia-compliant trading activities to generate a target profit for them.

 

Murabaha Vs. Ijarah

The main difference between these two types is that with a Murabaha mortgage the property will immediately be registered in your name, while with an Ijara mortgage, you can only rent the property from your sharia-compliant lender, where you'd have to pay a monthly rent and at the end of the agreed term or once the purchase price has been repaid in full, the ownership of the property will be directly transferred from the lender to you.

Forbidden Home Loans

Forbidden home loans in Islam are the ones that involve interest which is considered (riba), it's not permissible except in cases of urgent necessity which cannot be met except by taking out a riba-based loan. Purchasing a house does not reach a high level of urgency because this need can be met by renting instead. You can rest-assured that DAT does not offer any riba-based loans.