Mudarabah
Profit-sharing investment partnership between capital provider and entrepreneur.
Sharia-Compliant Financing
Types of Mudarabah
Mudarabah is a Sharia-compliant profit-sharing partnership between a capital provider (Rabb-ul-Mal) and an entrepreneur (Mudarib). Profits are shared based on a pre-agreed ratio while losses are borne by the Rabb-ul-Mal unless caused by negligence.
Characteristics:
- Operates on mutual trust and partnership principles.
- Profits distributed based on predetermined sharing ratios.
- Losses borne by capital provider unless due to Mudarib's negligence.
- The Mudarib is compensated through profit-sharing, not fixed wages.
- Investments limited to Sharia-compliant sectors.
The Rabb-ul-Mal imposes conditions, limitations, or guidelines on how the funds are invested. The Mudarib must strictly follow these instructions.
Features:
- Investment discretion limited to capital provider’s instructions.
- Funds restricted by sector, geography, duration, or project type.
- Mudarib operates strictly within contractual boundaries.
- Suitable for controlled, low-risk investments.
- Ensures transparency and alignment with investor goals.
The Mudarib has full discretion to manage the capital within Sharia-compliant ventures without prior approval from the capital provider.
Features:
- Full investment autonomy within Sharia guidelines.
- Diversified investments across multiple sectors or asset classes.
- Encourages innovation and optimal portfolio management.
- Requires high trust, transparency, and accountability.
- Suitable for long-term, performance-driven investments.
Sharia-compliant savings account where profits are shared based on actual business performance.
Key Features:
- Flexible deposits and withdrawals.
- Profit sharing based on maintained balance.
- Operable with or without a passbook.
Benefits:
- Performance-based, halal returns.
- Encourages ethical investment practices.
- Promotes financial inclusion.
Savings account promoting sustainable agricultural growth.
Key Features:
- Operates under Mudarabah principles.
- Matches seasonal income cycles.
- Profits distributed biannually.
- Invests only in ethical sectors.
Benefits:
- Boosts customer profits through Sharia-compliant investments.
- Encourages regular saving habits.
- Supports modern farming technologies.
- Builds rural income stability.
Rotating savings groups with structured contribution cycles.
Key Features:
- Pooled member accounts for collective savings.
- Structured contribution cycles ensure deposit stability.
- Bank provides support like collection services.
- Profits distributed biannually based on investment outcomes.
Benefits:
- Increases members’ profits through shared success.
- Bridges informal savings with formal Islamic banking.
- Promotes community wealth creation.
Tailored product empowering women through Sharia-compliant savings.
Key Features:
- Open to women from all professions and businesses.
- Profits distributed biannually.
- Family-oriented savings incentives.
- Personalized services like doorstep cash delivery.
Benefits:
- Enhances women’s profit.
- Promotes entrepreneurship and financial independence.
- Supports family financial goals.
Savings account for cooperatives pooling funds in ethical ventures.
Key Features:
- Managed under Mudarabah contracts with biannual profit distribution.
- Flexible deposits and withdrawals.
- Support services like cash collection.
- Funds invested in socially responsible projects.
Benefits:
- Increases cooperative profits through collective investment.
- Strengthens financial sustainability.
- Promotes transparency in fund management.
Performance-based investment account for stable, Sharia-compliant profit growth over fixed periods.
Key Features:
- Short-, medium-, and long-term tenures.
- Formal contracts with defined maturity dates.
- Provides certificates of deposit.
- Fully Sharia-compliant.
Benefits:
- Maximizes profits through ethical, performance-driven investments.
- Encourages disciplined wealth growth.
- Predictable, stable returns.
- Transparent profit management builds investor confidence.
