The application of beneficial ownership in asset-based sukuk: A shariah analysis

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spelling 11037 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=11037 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Article Journal application/pdf 1.6 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 20 Paper Capture Plug-in 24 zaharuddin 2017-01-25 10:41:59 5187-01-FH02-FKI-17-09398.pdf UniSZA Private Access The application of beneficial ownership in asset-based sukuk: A shariah analysis Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law Sukuk nowadays has become the fastest growing product in the Islamic capital market especially in Malaysia. As a future hub for Islamic finance, Malaysia has planned many strategies in order to attract more investors to come investing in Malaysia. For that, Malaysia via Securities Commission has developed variety of Sukuk products which are Shariah compliant. Mainly, there are two categories of sukuk namely Asset-based and Asset-backed sukuk. Assed-based sukuk is a sukuk whereby the existence of an underlying asset is sold to the investors only to facilitate the issuance of sukuk. Whereas in asset-backed sukuk, the asset is not merely used as a tool to facilitate the issuance but it is really transferred to the investor via a true sale transaction. However, in asset-based sukuk issuance, the transfer of asset to the investor is not a true sale. In simple word, only beneficial ownership is transferred to the investor while the legal title remains with the originator. The practice is seemed not to be persistent with the Shariah principle that requires the complete transfer of ownership to the buyer. In Islamic law, the ownership will determine the obligation of the owner toward his property. For example, a lessor is liable for the impairment of his property because he is the legal owner of the property while the lessee is not responsible for it because the lessee only owns the beneficial right of the property. Hence, this study is very important to determine the status of the transfer of beneficial ownership in assetbased sukuk whether it is compliant with Shariah or not?. The status is vital because the result will lead to the different consequences especially with regard to the sukuk holder whether he is liable for the underlying asset or not? 2 3 1-24
spellingShingle The application of beneficial ownership in asset-based sukuk: A shariah analysis
summary Sukuk nowadays has become the fastest growing product in the Islamic capital market especially in Malaysia. As a future hub for Islamic finance, Malaysia has planned many strategies in order to attract more investors to come investing in Malaysia. For that, Malaysia via Securities Commission has developed variety of Sukuk products which are Shariah compliant. Mainly, there are two categories of sukuk namely Asset-based and Asset-backed sukuk. Assed-based sukuk is a sukuk whereby the existence of an underlying asset is sold to the investors only to facilitate the issuance of sukuk. Whereas in asset-backed sukuk, the asset is not merely used as a tool to facilitate the issuance but it is really transferred to the investor via a true sale transaction. However, in asset-based sukuk issuance, the transfer of asset to the investor is not a true sale. In simple word, only beneficial ownership is transferred to the investor while the legal title remains with the originator. The practice is seemed not to be persistent with the Shariah principle that requires the complete transfer of ownership to the buyer. In Islamic law, the ownership will determine the obligation of the owner toward his property. For example, a lessor is liable for the impairment of his property because he is the legal owner of the property while the lessee is not responsible for it because the lessee only owns the beneficial right of the property. Hence, this study is very important to determine the status of the transfer of beneficial ownership in assetbased sukuk whether it is compliant with Shariah or not?. The status is vital because the result will lead to the different consequences especially with regard to the sukuk holder whether he is liable for the underlying asset or not?
title The application of beneficial ownership in asset-based sukuk: A shariah analysis
title_full The application of beneficial ownership in asset-based sukuk: A shariah analysis
title_fullStr The application of beneficial ownership in asset-based sukuk: A shariah analysis
title_full_unstemmed The application of beneficial ownership in asset-based sukuk: A shariah analysis
title_short The application of beneficial ownership in asset-based sukuk: A shariah analysis
title_sort application of beneficial ownership in asset-based sukuk: a shariah analysis