HP Vs Murabaha Comparison – Qantara Finance

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	Legal Nature	Price Formation	Payment Profile	Late Fees	Early Settlement	Contract Basis
Conventional HP	Legal Nature Loan with interest	Price Formation Variable cost via APR on reducing balance	Payment Profile Interest + principal; can vary with rate/fees	Late Fees Often a revenue line	Early Settlement Rebate at lender's discretion	Contract Basis Interest contract
Murabaha (Qantara)	Legal Nature Sale (trade): funder buys asset, resells at fixed price	Price Formation Fixed total price = cost + disclosed profit (agreed at start)	Payment Profile Fixed instalments; no compounding	Late Fees Admin-cost only; we never profit from late payments	Early Settlement Settle by paying remaining fixed balance	Contract Basis Trade contract
Why It Matters in Shariah	Legal Nature Trade is permitted; riba (interest) is prohibited (Qur'an 2:275–279; 3:130)	Price Formation Certainty & transparency (gharar avoided); no time-value interest	Payment Profile Stability; no interest accrual	Late Fees No profit from delay; avoids riba on arrears	Early Settlement Price certainty from contract inception	Contract Basis "Allah has permitted trade and forbidden riba" (Qur'an 2:275)

Qur'anic References:

Surah Al-Baqarah (2:275-279):

“Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That is because they say, ‘Trade is [just] like interest.’ But Allah has permitted trade and has forbidden interest… O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to you] of interest, if you should be believers. And if you do not, then be informed of a war [against you] from Allah and His Messenger. But if you repent, you may have your principal – [thus] you do no wrong, nor are you wronged.”

Surah Ali 'Imran (3:130):

“O you who have believed, do not consume usury, doubled and multiplied, but fear Allah that you may be successful.”

Surah An-Nisa (4:161):

“And [for] their taking of usury while they had been forbidden from it, and their consuming of the people’s wealth unjustly. And We have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.”

Prophetic Hadith:

Jabir narrated (Sahih Muslim, Book 10, Hadith 3881):

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who consumes riba (usury/interest), the one who pays it, the one who writes it down, and the two witnesses to it, and he said: ‘They are all the same.'”

Abu Hurairah narrated (Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 3, Book 12, Hadith 2279):

Abu Hurairah narrated (Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 3, Book 12, Hadith 2279):

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Riba has seventy segments, the least serious being equivalent to a man committing adultery with his own mother.'”

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri narrated (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 34, Hadith 387):

“The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates for dates, and salt for salt – like for like, equal for equal, and hand-to-hand. If the types differ, then sell however you wish, provided it is hand-to-hand.'” (Establishing principles of fair exchange)

Juristic Principles:

Classical Fiqh on Bay' (Sale):

A valid sale requires: identified parties, clear subject matter (the car), agreed price, and mutual consent. The Murabaha structure fulfills all conditions of a valid sale contract under Islamic law.

Rahn (Pledge/Security):

The Prophet (ﷺ) himself pledged his armor as security (Sahih Bukhari). Islamic jurisprudence permits taking collateral for debt, provided the underlying transaction is permissible.

Prohibition of Gharar (Uncertainty):

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade transactions involving excessive uncertainty. Murabaha’s fixed pricing eliminates gharar, unlike variable-rate conventional finance.

Modern Standards:

Alignment with AAOIFI (Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions) Shariah Standards, particularly Standard No. 8 on Murabaha.

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