What is musharakah Mutanaqisah contract?
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Musharakah Mutanaqisah or Diminishing Musharakah is a partnership contract between two parties where one party’s installments will gradually increase his share in the property till the whole ownership.
What is the concept of musharakah?

Under Islamic law, Musharaka refers to a joint partnership where two or more persons combine either their capital or labor, forming a business in which all partners share the profit according to a specific ratio, while the loss is shared according to the ratio of the contribution (Usmani, M.I. 2002, p.
What is Tawarruq concept?
Classical tawarruq is defined as the purchase of a commodity possessed owned by the seller for a delayed payment, whereupon the buyer resell the commodity for cash to other than the original seller in order to acquire cash (al-wariq).
What is meant by diminishing musharakah?
HBL Diminishing Musharakah (DM) is a form of ‘Musharakah’ in which the ownership of the asset is divided into units. The bank then leases its share of asset (units) to the customer against rental payments. In parallel, the customer periodically purchases the units under the ownership of the bank.

What are the conditions of musharakah?
The elements of musharakah include: Offer and acceptance; contracting parties (of two or more); and the subject matter of the agreement (capital and work). The capital contributed in the venture must fulfil the following conditions: It should be in cash, gold, silver or their equivalence in value.
What is BBA home financing?
Bai’ Bithaman Ajil (BBA) house financing. The most popular type of financing by almost every Islamic bank in Malaysia is Bai’ Bithaman Ajil. Bai’ Bithaman Ajil means a “deferred payment sale”. It is a mode of Islamic financing used for property, vehicle, as well as financing of other consumer goods.
What is the concept of musharakah partnership?
Musharakah is a joint partnership arrangement in Islamic finance in which profits and losses are shared. Profits from interest are not permitted in Islamic practice, necessitating the need for musharakah.
What is the purpose of musharakah contract?
What is Musharakah? Musharakah is similar to a joint venture. It allows equity participation by the parties, who finance a project in agreed proportions in either cash or kind. They each agree to accept a percentage of the returns and risk, sharing the profit and loss of a project in proportion to their investment.
What are the differences between Tawarruq and Inah?
The transaction using Bai’Al-Inah and Tawarruq has several differences. The Bai’Al-Inah involves two (2) parties in completing each transaction whereas the Tawarruq involves three (3) parties. The purpose of Bai’ Al-Inah and Tawarruq are the same but the way the Hilah is practices is different.
Why is Tawarruq prohibited?
While nearly all scholars permit classical tawarruq, majority of them prohibit organized tawarruq due to its process, i.e. gaining money for money where the essence of the prohibition is similarly ruled for Bay’ ‘Inah (Mohamad and Rahman, 2014).
Why musharakah is important in business?
Since Islamic law (Sharia) does not permit profiting from interest in lending, musharakah allows for the financier of a project or company to achieve a return in the form of a portion of the actual profits according to a predetermined ratio.
What is Musharakah Mutanaqisah?
Musharakah Mutanaqisah is a contract of partnership between two parties, where one partner gradually buys the whole parts of the property. The transaction starts with the formation of partnership, after which buying and selling of the equity take place between the two partners.
Is a Musyarakah Mutanaqisah contract a contemporary contract?
The aforesaid resolution has considered that a musyarakah mutanaqisah contract that uses both musyarakah and ijarah contracts is deemed as one form of contemporary contract (`uqud mustajiddah) recognised by fiqh scholars in order to fulfill the contemporary needs of Islamic mu`amalah.
Is there any Islamic house financing product based on Musyarakah Mutanaqisah?
There was a proposal from an Islamic financial institution to offer Islamic house financing product based on the concept of musyarakah mutanaqisah. In general the modus operandi of the house financing product based on musyarakah mutanaqisah is as follows:
Is Musharaka mutanaqisa (diminishing equity partnership) the answer?
For quite some years now, scholars and regulators have been telling practitioners about Musharaka Mutanaqisa (Diminishing Equity Partnership) and its answer to the many questions regarding other term financing structures available in the market. It is deemed as the solution for various issues such as: Ownership issues under BBA or Murabaha.