Possession (qabd) in contemporary financial transactions: a Shari'ah perspective analysis

The possession is one of the significant issues regarding the acquisition of wealth. The conclusion of contracts would not be completed and binding without the possession of respective subject matter. This paper intends to explore the essence of possession and to analyze the appropriate mode of poss...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Md. Habibur, Amanullah, Muhammad
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
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Published: 2016
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description The possession is one of the significant issues regarding the acquisition of wealth. The conclusion of contracts would not be completed and binding without the possession of respective subject matter. This paper intends to explore the essence of possession and to analyze the appropriate mode of possession in contemporary financial transactions. This is a library-based research and an analytical method has been followed to accomplish this study. The classical references of prominent Schools of Islamic law have been utilized as the primary tools to perform this analysis and exploration. The study finds out that the essence of possession is to relinquish between the merchandise and its rightful beneficiary, so that it can be enjoyed without any interruption. It also explores that the nature of possession would be different according to the nature of the commodity itself. The study posits that in contemporary financial transactions mostly, not the real, but a legal or constructive possession is utilized, and in this regard the custom plays a significant role to determine the proper mode of possession.
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spelling iium-556832017-03-06T04:01:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55683/ Possession (qabd) in contemporary financial transactions: a Shari'ah perspective analysis Rahman, Md. Habibur Amanullah, Muhammad KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh The possession is one of the significant issues regarding the acquisition of wealth. The conclusion of contracts would not be completed and binding without the possession of respective subject matter. This paper intends to explore the essence of possession and to analyze the appropriate mode of possession in contemporary financial transactions. This is a library-based research and an analytical method has been followed to accomplish this study. The classical references of prominent Schools of Islamic law have been utilized as the primary tools to perform this analysis and exploration. The study finds out that the essence of possession is to relinquish between the merchandise and its rightful beneficiary, so that it can be enjoyed without any interruption. It also explores that the nature of possession would be different according to the nature of the commodity itself. The study posits that in contemporary financial transactions mostly, not the real, but a legal or constructive possession is utilized, and in this regard the custom plays a significant role to determine the proper mode of possession. 2016 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55683/1/55683_Possession%20%28qabd%29%20in%20Contemporary.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55683/2/55683_Possession%20%28qabd%29.pdf Rahman, Md. Habibur and Amanullah, Muhammad (2016) Possession (qabd) in contemporary financial transactions: a Shari'ah perspective analysis. In: 11th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF), 11th-13th October 2016, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) http://submit.confbay.com/thisconf/prog?view=prog&acid=369
spellingShingle KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
Rahman, Md. Habibur
Amanullah, Muhammad
Possession (qabd) in contemporary financial transactions: a Shari'ah perspective analysis
title Possession (qabd) in contemporary financial transactions: a Shari'ah perspective analysis
title_full Possession (qabd) in contemporary financial transactions: a Shari'ah perspective analysis
title_fullStr Possession (qabd) in contemporary financial transactions: a Shari'ah perspective analysis
title_full_unstemmed Possession (qabd) in contemporary financial transactions: a Shari'ah perspective analysis
title_short Possession (qabd) in contemporary financial transactions: a Shari'ah perspective analysis
title_sort possession (qabd) in contemporary financial transactions: a shari'ah perspective analysis
topic KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/55683/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/55683/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/55683/1/55683_Possession%20%28qabd%29%20in%20Contemporary.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/55683/2/55683_Possession%20%28qabd%29.pdf