Issued on: 22 January 2016 BNM/RH/CP 028-17

Hibah

Concept Paper

Applicable to:
1. Licensed Islamic banks (including licensed international Islamic banks)
2. Licensed takaful operators
3. Licensed banks and licensed investment banks carrying on Islamic banking business
4. Prescribed institutions carrying on Islamic financial business

Hibah - Concept Paper

As part of the objective to strengthen the Shariah-compliance practices among
Islamic financial institutions (IFIs), Bank Negara Malaysia (the Bank) is developing a
Shariah-based regulatory policy with the objective to provide a comprehensive
guidance to the Islamic financial industry with respect to end-to-end compliance with
Shariah.

This concept paper (CP) consists of two components, Shariah and operational
requirements with respect to the operationalisation of hibah arrangement. The
Shariah requirements highlight the salient features and optional practices of a valid
Shariah contract to facilitate sound understanding of a particular contract by the IFI.
The operational requirements outline the regulatory expectations with respect to the
governance and oversight function, risk management, documentation as well as
business and market conduct.

The Bank invites written feedback and comments on Part C (operational
requirements relating to hibah and its arrangement with other Shariah contracts or
concepts), including suggestions for particular issues or areas to be clarified or
elaborated further and any alternative proposals that the Bank should consider. The
Shariah requirements in Part B serves as reference to facilitate IFIs in providing
feedback and comments on operational aspects of hibah in line with the Shariah
requirements. To facilitate the Bank’s assessment, please support each comment
with a clear rationale, accompanying evidence or illustration, as appropriate.

Responses shall be submitted to the Bank by 23 February 2016 to:

Pengarah
Jabatan Perbankan Islam dan Takaful
Bank Negara Malaysia
Jalan Dato' Onn
50480 Kuala Lumpur

Electronic submission is encouraged. Submissions received may be made public
unless confidentiality is specifically requested for the whole or part of the submission.

Any queries may be directed to:
Zuriada Idris                        : zuriada@bnm.gov.my
Siti Nurul Ain Zakaria          : ain@bnm.gov.my
Stephenii a/p Selvarajan     : stephenii@bnm.gov.my

Hibah - Concept Paper

Table of Contents

PART A     OVERVIEW ............................................................................................. 4

1. Introduction .............................................................................................. 4

2. Applicability ............................................................................................. 5

3. Legal provisions ...................................................................................... 5

4. Effective date ........................................................................................... 5

5. Interpretation ........................................................................................... 5

6. Related legal instruments and policy documents .................................... 6

PART B     SHARIAH REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONAL PRACTICES ................ 7

7. Definition ................................................................................................. 7

8. Nature  ..................................................................................................... 7

9. Components of hibah .............................................................................. 7

10. Parties involved ....................................................................................... 7

11. Offer (ijab) of hibah .................................................................................. 8

12. Hibah asset ............................................................................................. 8

13. Ownership of hibah asset ........................................................................ 8

14. Features of hibah .................................................................................... 9

15. Conditional hibah ..................................................................................... 9

16. Arrangement of hibah with ijarah contract ............................................... 9

17. Arrangement of hibah with mudarabah contract .................................... 10

18. Arrangement of hibah with musyarakah contract .................................. 10

19. Arrangement of hibah with wakalah contract ......................................... 10

20. Arrangement of hibah with qard contract ............................................... 11

21. Completion (intiha’) of hibah .................................................................. 11

PART C     OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ...................................................... 12

22. Governance and oversight .................................................................... 12

23. Documentation ...................................................................................... 13

24. Risk management ................................................................................. 14

25. Business and market conduct ............................................................... 15

Appendix 1   Legitimacy of hibah ........................................................................ 16

Appendix 2   Glossary ........................................................................................... 17

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PART A     OVERVIEW

1. Introduction

1.1 Compliance with Shariah requirement is a prerequisite for ensuring the
legitimacy and integrity of Islamic financial products and services. It is
essential for an Islamic financial institution (IFI) to establish sound operational
framework and infrastructure to ensure that the conduct of the IFI is consistent
with Shariah.

1.2 The Shariah contract-based regulatory policy is intended to promote

consistency of Shariah contract application in Islamic financial products and
services. This policy is envisaged to strengthen legal certainty and Shariah
compliance practices by IFIs.

1.3 Hibah is a benevolent contract for the unilateral transfer of ownership of an
asset, hereinafter referred to as a hibah asset from a donor to a recipient
without any consideration. In the context of the Islamic financial transaction,
hibah may be arranged with other Shariah contracts, namely ijarah,
mudarabah, musyarakah, wakalah and qard, referred to as hibah
arrangements in Part B. An IFI may give hibah to its customer at its own
discretion but subject to conditions specified by Shariah requirements.

1.4 In the case of a family takaful certificate and a personal accident takaful
certificate effected by a takaful participant upon his life providing for the
payment of takaful benefits upon his death, a takaful participant may nominate
an individual to receive takaful benefits upon his death under the takaful
certificate as a beneficiary under a conditional hibah, if the takaful participant
wishes to do so in accordance with the requirements in Schedule 10  of
Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 (IFSA).

1.5 This policy document aims to–
(a) provide reference on the Shariah rulings applicable to hibah;
(b) set out key operational requirements for the implementation of hibah;

and
(c) promote end-to-end compliance with Shariah requirements, which

further promote sound banking practices and safeguard consumer
interests.

1.6 This policy document sets out the following:
(a) salient features and essential conditions of hibah in Part B;
(b) regulatory and supervisory expectations for the operational

requirements on governance and oversight, documentation, risk
management, as well as business and market conduct in Part C.

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2. Applicability

2.1 This policy document is applicable to all IFIs as defined in paragraph 5.2.

2.2 This policy document complements and does not derogate from the
requirements of Schedule 10 IFSA with regards to a nomination made by a
takaful participant for an individual to receive takaful benefits as a beneficiary
under a conditional hibah.

3. Legal provisions

3.1 The requirements in this policy document are specified pursuant to–

(a) sections 29, 57 and 135 of the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013
(IFSA); and

(b) section 41(1) of the Development Financial Institutions Act 2002
(DFIA), which constitutes a direction pursuant to section 129(3) of
DFIA.

3.2 The guidance in this policy document is issued pursuant to section 277 of the

IFSA and section 126 of the DFIA.

4. Effective date

4.1 This policy document comes into effect upon issuance of the final document.

5. Interpretation

5.1 The terms and expressions used in this policy document must have the same
meanings as assigned under the Financial Services Act 2013 (FSA), IFSA and
DFIA, as the case may be, unless otherwise defined in this policy document.

5.2 For the purpose of this policy document–

“S”  denotes a standard, an obligation, a requirement, specification,
direction, condition and any interpretative, supplemental and
transitional provisions that must be complied with. Non-compliance
may result in enforcement actions;

“G”  denotes guidance which may consist of statements or information,

intended to promote common understanding and advice or
recommendations that are encouraged to be adopted;

“Islamic financial institution” or “IFI” means–
(a) licensed Islamic banks;
(b) licensed takaful operators and professional retakaful operators;
(c) licensed banks and licensed investment banks approved under section

15(1)(a) of the FSA to carry on Islamic banking business; and
(d) prescribed institutions approved under section 129(1) of the DFIA to

carry on Islamic banking business or Islamic financial business.

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5.3 A glossary of terms used in this policy document is set out in Appendix 2.

6. Related legal instruments and policy documents

6.1 This policy document must be read together with other relevant legal
instruments and policy documents that have been issued by the Bank.

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PART B     SHARIAH REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONAL PRACTICES

7. Definition

S

7.1 Hibah refers to a transfer of ownership of an asset from a donor (wahib) to a
recipient (mawhub lahu) without any consideration.

8. Nature

S 8.1 Hibah, from a Shariah perspective, is a benevolent (tabarru`) contract. The
specific inherent nature of a hibah is the unilateral transfer of ownership of a
hibah asset from the donor to the recipient without any consideration.

S 8.2 A hibah is a unilateral contract which is revocable by the donor prior to the
recipient taking possession of the hibah asset. Once the recipient takes
possession, the hibah must be unilaterally irrevocable.

S 8.3 Notwithstanding paragraph 8.2, a hibah which is given by a father to his child
is revocable except in the following circumstances:
(a) ownership of the hibah asset has been transferred to a third party; or
(b) the hibah asset is encumbered or subject to claim by a third party.

9. Components of hibah

S 9.1 Hibah arrangement must consist of the following components:
(a) parties involved, comprising donor and recipient;
(b) offer (ijab) of hibah; and
(c) hibah asset.

10. Parties involved

1
 Legal capacity of a person, from Shariah perspective, is defined as the capacity to assume rights
and responsibilities and capacity to give legal effect to his action. Among the important conditions
are that the person must possess sound mind and the capacity to distinguish between what is
harmful or beneficial to one’s interests. Legal capacity of a legal entity is defined as eligibility of an
entity to acquire rights and assume responsibilities.

S 10.1 The parties to a hibah arrangement must be a donor and a recipient.

S 10.2 The donor must have the legal capacity1 to perform a benevolent act (ahl li al-
tabarru`).

G 10.3 In the event that a recipient has no legal capacity, a parent or legal guardian

of the recipient may accept and take possession of the hibah asset on behalf
of the recipient.

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11. Offer (ijab) of hibah

12. Hibah asset

S 12.1 An asset in a hibah arrangement must meet the following conditions:
(a) the asset must be recognised by Shariah, valuable, identifiable and

deliverable; and
(b) the asset must already in existence and owned by the donor.

S 12.2 Notwithstanding paragraph 12.1(b), an asset to be received in the future by
the donor is allowed to be given as a hibah.

G 12.3 A hibah asset may be in the form of–
(a) a tangible or intangible2;
(b) a movable or immovable; or
(c) a share or an undivided interest in an asset3.

S 12.4 An asset belonging to a minor4 must not be qualified as a hibah asset.

13. Ownership of hibah asset

S 13.1 Hibah must take effect upon the recipient taking possession of the hibah
asset at which point ownership of a hibah asset must transfer from the donor
to the recipient.

S 13.2 Possession of a hibah asset must take effect by the donor releasing

ownership the asset (takhliyah) to the recipient through any mechanism
permitted by Shariah including customary business practice (`urf tijari) so that
the recipient would have an access to the asset (tamkin) and would have

2
 Intangible asset may include intellectual property (e.g. patents, copyrights and trademark), goodwill
and services.

3
 An undivided interest in a hibah asset may include interest in immovable or movable property such
as land or shares in a corporation.

4
 Definition of a minor is subject to provision specified in IFSA or any provision in any other relevant
laws.

S 10.4 The parties to a hibah arrangement must be a natural person or a legal entity.

G 10.5 A party to a hibah arrangement may act through an agent (wakil).

S 11.1 A hibah arrangement must be entered into through an offer of a hibah by the
donor.

G 11.2 The offer may be expressed orally, in writing or by any other methods which

could be evidenced by appropriate documentation or record.

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assumed its ownership risk.

S 13.3 Possession of the hibah asset must either be in the form of physical
possession (qabd haqiqi) or constructive possession (qabd hukmi).

S 13.4 Upon the recipient taking possession of the hibah asset, the donor must
cease to have a right to unilaterally revoke or to withdraw the hibah.

14. Features of hibah

G 14.1 A hibah arrangement must take effect upon the recipient taking possession of
the hibah asset.

S 14.2 In the event of demise of either party involved in a hibah arrangement before
the recipient takes possession of the hibah asset, the hibah must not take
effect and the asset must remain with the donor or the donor’s legal heirs.

S 14.3 The effect of a hibah is permanent. Any condition that limits the period of a
hibah must be void and must not affect the validity of the hibah.

15. Conditional hibah

G 15.1 A donor may offer hibah contingent upon a certain condition or event in the
future.

S 15.2 In relation to paragraph 15.1, such condition or event must be Shariah

compliant.

ARRANGEMENT OF HIBAH WITH OTHER CONTRACTS OR CONCEPTS

16. Arrangement of hibah with ijarah contract

G 16.1 A hibah may be arranged alongside with an ijarah contract, whereby the
lessor (donor) may transfer ownership of the leased asset to the lessee
(recipient) upon settlement of all obligations under the ijarah contract in
accordance with the following methods:
(a) to give the ijarah asset as hibah based on a binding promise (wa`d

mulzim); or
(b) a conditional hibah which is contingent upon full settlement of all

obligations under the ijarah contract.

S 16.2 Where the transfer of ownership under an ijarah contract is by way of a
binding promise as stipulated in paragraph 16.1(a), the hibah arrangement
must be entered into after full settlement of all obligations under the ijarah
contract.

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17. Arrangement of hibah with mudarabah contract

G

17.1 A hibah may be arranged alongside with a mudarabah contract where a
mudarib (donor) gives hibah to a rabbul mal (recipient).

S 17.2 A hibah arrangement referred to in paragraph 17.1 must satisfy the following
conditions:
(a) the hibah must not be sourced from the mudarabah capital or the

rabbul mal’s (recipient’s) portion of the profit; and
(b) the hibah must not have the effect of a guarantee of mudarabah capital

or profit by the mudarib (donor).

18. Arrangement of hibah with musyarakah contract

G

18.1 A hibah may be arranged alongside with a musyarakah contract where a
partner (donor) gives hibah to partner(s) (recipient).

S 18.2 In relation to paragraph 18.1, the hibah must not have the effect of a
guarantee of musyarakah capital or musyarakah profit by the partner who is
the donor.

19. Arrangement of hibah with wakalah contract

G

19.1 A hibah may be arranged alongside with a wakalah contract.

G 19.2 Under an arrangement of wakalah bi al-istithmar, the wakil (donor) may give
hibah to the muwakkil (recipient).

S 19.3 A hibah arrangement referred to in paragraph 19.2 must be subject to the

following conditions:
(a) the source of hibah must not be from the wakalah capital or the profit

payable to the muwakkil (recipient); and
(b) the hibah must not have the effect of a guarantee of wakalah capital or

wakalah profit payable to the muwakkil (recipient).

S 16.3 Where the transfer of ownership under an ijarah contract is by way of a
conditional hibah as stipulated in paragraph 16.1(b), the ownership of the
leased asset must be transferred to the lessee once the conditions are
fulfilled.

S 16.4 A hibah arrangement under paragraph 16.1 must be entered into separately
from the ijarah contract.

G 16.5 A lessor (donor) may give hibah to a lessee (recipient) who fulfils certain
agreed terms and conditions such as payment of the rental on schedule.

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G 19.4 A donor may appoint a wakil to manage the hibah asset prior to the recipient
taking possession of the hibah asset.

20.  Arrangement of hibah with qard contract

G

20.1 A donor may be a borrower and a recipient may be a lender under a qard
contract.

S 20.2 The borrower under a qard contract must not give hibah to a lender, in the
form of cash, in kind or benefit that is conditional to the qard contract.

G 20.3 The granting of hibah by the borrower to the lender is only allowed when it is

solely based on the borrower’s discretion.

S 20.4 The borrower must not disclose, promote or market the indicative rate or
prospective payment of hibah.

S 20.5 The borrower must not use historical information on the payment of hibah to
promote or market qard.

G 20.6 The borrower may disclose historical information on the payment of hibah for
the purpose of market transparency.

21. Completion (intiha’) of hibah

S

21.1 A hibah completes upon the recipient, his guardian (in respect of the recipient
who is a minor) or his agent (wakil) as the case may be, taking possession of
the hibah asset.

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PART C     OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

22. Governance and oversight

S 22.1 The IFI must establish sound governance structure to facilitate effective
oversight on the implementation of hibah arrangements.

 Board of Directors

S 22.2 The Board of Directors (the Board) has the responsibility for Shariah

governance and Shariah compliance of the IFI. As such, the Board of IFI
must–

 (a) approve the business strategy and risk appetite of the IFI with regard
to the arrangement of hibah;

(b) approve and oversee the implementation of policies and procedures
governing the arrangement of hibah, which must include the following
aspects:
(i) applicability of hibah in Islamic financial products, services or

corporate social responsibility programs;
(ii) types of eligible assets or sources of hibah;
(iii) process to determine, allocate and distribute hibah; and
(iv) risk management;

(c) ensure all Shariah related matters are endorsed by the Shariah
Committee (SC);

(d) ensure that appropriate internal controls, systems and infrastructure
are in place to implement hibah in accordance with Shariah
requirements;

(e) ensure that sufficient resources are in place, and that the IFI has
adequate and qualified personnel with sufficient knowledge and
competency on the concept, application and risks associated with the
hibah arrangement; and

(f) ensure that independent reviews are conducted regularly to assess
compliance with the policy documents issued by the Bank and internal
policies established by the IFI.

 Shariah Committee

S 22.3 The Shariah Committee has the responsibility to advise the IFI in ensuring its

business, affairs and activities comply with Shariah, which includes activities
involving a hibah arrangement. As such, the Shariah Committee must–
(a) endorse the application of Shariah requirements in the relevant

policies and procedures governing the hibah arrangement;
(b) review the terms and conditions stipulated in the legal documentation

and other documents such as information published on promotional
materials, product manuals or other publications, and endorse that the
terms and conditions are in compliance with Shariah;

(c) advise and provide clarification on relevant Shariah rulings, decisions
or guidelines on Shariah matters issued by the Bank, and if relevant,
any other authorities; and

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(d) assess the work carried out by Shariah review and Shariah audit and
endorse any rectification measures that are needed to ensure that the
qard complies with Shariah requirements.

 Senior Management

S

22.4 The senior management has the responsibility to ensure the business and
operations of the IFI comply with Shariah requirements. As such, the senior
management must–
(a) develop and implement internal policies and procedures relating to

hibah arrangements. At a minimum, the internal policies must:
(i) identify the relevant procedures and legal documentation in a

hibah arrangement, wherever applicable;
(ii) identify the assets that are eligible for hibah;
(iii) identify the persons who are eligible for hibah;
(iv) establish operational parameters for the allocation and

distribution of hibah, which include computation methodology,
settlement mechanism and information disclosure;

(v) assign the accountabilities for the approval, compliance,
monitoring and review function;

(vi) outline risk management processes for the identification,
measurement, monitoring and mitigation of risks inherent in
hibah arrangements;

(vii) provide reference to applicable Shariah rulings5; and
(viii) provide reference to relevant policies, such as policies on risk

management and corporate governance;
(b) ensure adequate system and infrastructure to support hibah

implementation, Shariah audit and Shariah compliance;
(c) clearly communicate the approved internal policies and procedures to

the internal stakeholders to facilitate effective implementation; and
(d) undertake regular review and monitor compliance with the approved

internal policies; and
(e) ensure timely disclosure of relevant information to the Board and the

Shariah committee.

23. Documentation

S

23.1 The IFI must establish documentation to ensure the validity of the hibah
arrangements.

S 23.2 The IFI must develop a complete set of legally enforceable document that

complies with Shariah requirements as provided in Part B. At minimum, the
document must clearly stipulate–
(a) terms and conditions of hibah;
(b) rights, duties and obligations of the parties involved in hibah;

5
 Refers to rulings issued by the Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) of the Bank and Shariah Committee
of the IFI.

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(c) description of hibah asset in the hibah arrangements; and
(d) where applicable, the method, condition and timing for the effecting the

hibah.

S

23.3 Where hibah arrangement is undertaken with other Shariah contracts or
concepts under a product or services, the IFI must ensure the documentation
of hibah specify the following arrangements:
(a) if a hibah arrangement is adopted in an ijarah contract, the terms and

conditions must clearly stipulate the obligation of the lessor (donor) to
transfer the ownership of the ijarah assets to the lessee (donee) upon
full settlement of the outstanding rental obligation;

(b) if hibah is employed in qard contract, the documentations must clearly
stipulate that the borrower is not obligated to compensate the lender
with hibah and any provision of hibah is accorded based on the
discretion of the borrower; and

(c) the documentation evidencing the transfer of ownership associated
with the ijarah or takaful contract must be prepared separately from the
ijarah or takaful contract.

24. Risk management

S

24.1 The IFI must institute and implement sound and integrated risk management

framework to effectively manage risks associated with hibah arrangements.

Risk management policies

S

S

24.2 The IFI must establish risk management policies associated with hibah.

24.3 At a minimum, the risk management policies must include the following:
(a) processes and procedures for the identification, assessment,

measurement, monitoring, reporting and control of all risk exposures
associated with hibah arrangements;

(b) appropriate control and risk mitigation measures, including Shariah
screening to minimise risks exposures arising from hibah
arrangements;

(c) reporting requirements, including the type, nature and frequency of
reporting to the Board, senior management and Shariah committee;
and

(d) periodic review of requirements on risk management policies to update
any new potential risk and the appropriate risk management
mechanism arising from new approaches or best practices in hibah
implementation.

S 24.4 The IFI must conduct regular assessment and monitoring to ensure the

implementation of hibah is consistent with Shariah requirements and internal
policies, especially in ensuring that–
(a) the assets are sufficient and in acceptable condition for the execution of

hibah;

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(b) the methodology adopted to determine and distribute hibah to qard
depositors is relevant; and

(c) information technology or system adopted for hibah is reliable.

25. Business and market conduct

S

S

25.1 The IFI must conduct its business in a transparent, responsible and
professional manner in line with Shariah requirements.

25.2 The IFI must provide clear, accurate and timely information pertaining to
hibah arrangements in promotional or marketing materials or product
disclosure sheet to customers or prospective customers. At minimum, the
information must clarify the following:
(a) concept and application of hibah in Islamic financial products and

services;
(b) rights and obligations of parties involved in hibah arrangements;
(c) where applicable, the rights of the IFI to exercise its discretion to give the

hibah to customer;
(d) mechanism adopted to transfer the assets or terms of payment under

hibah arrangements;
(e) where applicable, specific conditions that must be satisfied prior to the

execution of hibah; and
(f) translations of Arabic terminology used in the financial products and

services.

S

25.3 In relation to paragraph 20.6, in the event where IFI discloses historical
information on the payment of hibah, the IFI must explicitly provide a
disclaimer that the historical information is not to be construed as an
indicative or prospective rate of return, a guarantee or a legally-binding
promise that hibah will be granted on placement of qard deposits.

Questions
(a) Would the requirement to establish a specific internal policy on the conduct

of hibah will facilitate effective provision of hibah in relevant activities of the
IFI. Please provide comments and suggestions.

(b) Would a non-disclosure of historical payment of hibah impact the product
structure and effectiveness of intermediation to customers or create
uncompetitive position to your institution. Please provide comments and
disclose possible mitigation measures that may be undertaken to address
the issues.

(c) What are the key challenges that your institution may encounter in the
implementation of hibah arrangements as set out in this policy document
and suggestion for improvements.

(d) In relation to Schedule 10 of IFSA, would takaful operators foresee other
potential issues in the implementation of hibah requirements.

(e) Please share your institution’s proposed transitional strategy and estimated
timeframe to implement the policy document.

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APPENDICES

Appendix 1   Legitimacy of hibah

 1. The legitimacy of hibah is derived from the Quran and founded on Sunnah
of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and consensus of the
muslim jurists (ijma`).

The Quran
2. The following verse of the Quran implies the general permissibility of the

hibah:

ًسا َفُكُلوُه َهنِيئًا مَّرِيئًا ننُه نَ فن ٍء مِّ َ َلُكمن َعن َشين  .فَِإن ِطْبن
“...but if they choose of their own accord to make over to you a part of it,
then you may enjoy it with pleasure and good cheer.”6

Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon)
3. The following hadith implies the permissibility of hibah:

 .عن أيب هريرة عن النيب صلى اهلل عليه و سلم قال : هتادوا حتابوا
“Abu Hurayrah reported that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)
said: Exchange gifts (among yourselves); you will love one another.”7

Consensus of the muslim jurists (ijma’)
4. Muslim jurists have reached ijma` on the permissibility of hibah.

6
 Surah al-Nisa’, verse 4.

7
 Al-Baihaqi, Sunan al-Baihaqi, hadith no. 11726.

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 Appendix 2   Glossary

Terms Definition

Ahl li al-tabarru` Legal capacity to perform a benevolent act

Ijarah An ijarah refers to a lease contract that transfers the ownership of

a usufruct attached to an asset for a specified period in exchange

for a specified consideration; or a contract for hiring of services of

a person for a specified period in exchange for a specified

consideration

Ijma` Consensus of the muslim jurists

Mawhub lahu Recipient

Mudarabah A contract between a capital provider (rabbul mal) and an

entrepreneur (mudarib) under which the rabbul mal provides

capital to be managed by the mudarib and any profit generated

from the capital is shared between the rabbul mal and the mudarib

according to mutually agreed profit sharing ratio (PSR) whilst

financial losses are borne by the rabbul mal provided that such

losses are not due to the mudarib’s misconduct, negligence or

breach of specified terms

Mudarib Entrepreneur of a mudarabah venture

Mukhalafah al-

shurut

Breach of specified terms

Muwakkil Principal

Qabd haqiqi Physical possession. It refers to a state where a person has actual

possession and the rights to control an asset

Qabd hukmi Constructive possession. It does not refer to actual possession, but

it is based on presumptive possession based on the right of the

owner towards an asset

Qard A contract of lending money by a lender to a borrower where the

latter is bound to return an equivalent replacement amount to the

lender. Money may include cash, all forms of currency, gold and

silver

Rabbul mal Capital provider

Takaful An arrangement based on mutual assistance under which takaful

participants agree to contribute to a common fund providing for

mutual financial benefits payable to the takaful participants or their

beneficiaries on the occurrence of pre-agreed events

Takhliyah Relinquishing the possession of an asset and enabling others to

take possession

Tamkin Enabling the person who has the ownership of an asset transferred

to him to make full use and assume liability of the asset

`Urf tijari Common business practice which is acceptable by the community

and does not contradict the Shariah rulings

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Wa`d mulzim Binding promise

Wahib Donor

Wakalah A contract in which a party, as principal authorises another party

as his agent to perform a particular task in matters that may be

delegated, with or without imposition of a fee

Wakalah bi al-

istithmar

An agency contract for investment

Wakil Agent