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Zakat of Investment Funds: A New Approach زكاة المحافظ والصناديق الاستثمارية: رؤية جديدة

In: Lectures in Islamic Economics and Finance, Selected From Wednesday Seminars-10 محاضرات في الاقتصاد والتمويل الإسلامي ، مختارة من حوارات الأربعاء - 10

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  • Mohammed Al-Suhaibani

    (Professor, Department of Finance and Investment Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Department of Fiqh, Faculty of Sharia Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

  • Khalid Al-Muhanna

    (Professor, Department of Finance and Investment Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Department of Fiqh, Faculty of Sharia Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

According to the opinion of the majority of fiqh scholars, all owners of investment fund units must pay zakat of trade, regardless of important criteria that impact zakat of trade assets; such as: the trade intention of the investor and fund manager, the ratio of their portfolio turnover and the nature of the fund's assets and the extent to which they are zakatable. The paper discusses the validity of this opinion, given the fact that the fund portfolios do not differ from their portfolios counterparts managed by individuals, which have a settled and well-grounded zakat ruling. Building on the new zakat ruling, the paper propose practical solutions for calculating payable Zakat on all investment portfolios based on the above criteria. The paper conclude by highlighting the expected impacts of new ruling on investment decisions and the structure of the financial market. يُظهر استقراء الاجتهادات الفقهية في زكاة الصناديق الاستثمارية أن هناك اتجاهًا قويًا لإيجاب زكاة عروض التجارة في قيمة ما يملكه المتداولون من وحدات الصناديق الاستثمارية، دون تفريق في الحكم بحسب معايير (1) نية المشترك في الصندوق، أو (2) نية مدير الصندوق أو (3) عملهما، أو (4) طبيعة نشاط الصندوق وموجوداته الزكوية، و(5) مدى كونها مزكاة من عدمه. وناقش البحث صحة هذا الاتجاه الفقهي، بالنظر لكون الصناديق تدير محافظ استثمارية لا تختلف عن المحافظ الاستثمارية الخاصة التي يديرها الأفراد واستقرت الفتاوى بشأن زكاتها. وبناء عليه، اقترح البحث حلولاً عملية لآلية تطبيق الزكاة على المحافظ الاستثمارية في حال الأخذ بالرأي الآخر الذي يفرق في الحكم بحسب المعايير أعلاه، مع بيان آثارها المتوقعة على القرارات الاستثمارية وهيكل السوق المالية.

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  • Mohammed Al-Suhaibani & Khalid Al-Muhanna, 2015. "Zakat of Investment Funds: A New Approach زكاة المحافظ والصناديق الاستثمارية: رؤية جديدة," Chapters of books published by the Islamic Economics Institute, KAAU or its faculty members., in: Islamic Economics Institute (ed.),Lectures in Islamic Economics and Finance, Selected From Wednesday Seminars-10 محاضرات في الاقتصاد والتمويل الإسلامي ، مختارة من حوارات الأربعاء - 10, edition 0, chapter 14, pages 425-463, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute..
  • Handle: RePEc:abd:ieibch:806
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