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Wishing a very Happy Birthday to an inspiring young humanitarian, sharp banker, eligible bachelor, and vibrant youth! 🌟 Your passion lights up the world—here’s to another year of greatness! @AmeerLookman
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We were hosted this evening by Fraser Suites management, and Mr. Gonçalo Ramos, for an Iftar Buffet.
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Jummu'at and Ramadan Mubarak.
Al Kharaj bid Daman (Revenue Goes with Liability) & Al Ghunm bil Ghurm (Gains Come with Risks)
Let’s look at these two fundamental Islamic finance principles, which emphasize that financial gains must be accompanied by risk and responsibility. They prevent unjust enrichment and ensure fairness in transactions by linking profit with liability and risk-taking.
Al Kharaj bid Daman: This principle states that one can only earn revenue from an asset if they also bear the associated risks and liabilities.
Al Ghunm bil Ghurm: This principle ensures that profits are justified only when one is willing to bear potential losses. If a party wants to share in the gains of an investment, they must also be responsible for the risks.
1. No Positive Returns Should Accompany Conditions of Zero Risk
In Islamic finance, earning a return without assuming any risk contradicts the principles of fairness and risk-sharing. A guaranteed return without exposure to loss is considered unjust (Riba).
Imagine an investor deposits money into an investment fund and demands a guaranteed return of 10% regardless of the fund’s performance. This would violate Al Ghunm bil Ghurm because the investor wants profits without assuming any risk of loss. Instead, Islamic finance requires investments to be structured on Mudarabah (profit-sharing) or Musharakah (partnership), where returns depend on actual profits or losses.
2. No Repricing of Sale Contracts in Murabahah
In a Murabahah (cost-plus financing) contract, the price of the asset is agreed upon at the time of sale and cannot be increased later due to delayed payments or market fluctuations. This prevents any resemblance to interest-based financing (riba), ensuring fairness and certainty in the transaction.
Example
A customer buys a car through Murabahah financing from an Islamic bank for ₦20,000,000, payable over two years. If the customer delays payment, the bank cannot increase the price to ₦22,000,000 as a penalty. This is because the price was fixed at the time of the contract (Al Kharaj bid Daman applies here—the bank assumes the risk of payment delays but cannot charge extra beyond the agreed terms).
Penalty Exception:
While some Islamic banks impose late payment penalties to encourage timely payments. However, any penalty collected must be donated to charity rather than profiting the bank, ensuring that penalties serve as a deterrent rather than a financial gain.