Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: A 50-year-long conversation π Main Course: A short article on fiat currency dodging the prohibitions of riba π° Dessert: Umar ibn al-Khattab on money Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π Do dollars dodge the prohibition of riba? Muslim jurists started wrestling with that question in the 19th century. In an academic paper published last year, Sh. Yousef Wahb unpacks the entire debate. Itβs rich with historical colour and...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: How 'conventional finance' was enforced across the Muslim-majority world π Main Course: The story of a PhD that sparked a $2 Trillion Industry π° Dessert: A hadith on the station of a trustworthy business person Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π βThe PhD That Birthed a $2 Trillion Islamic Finance Industryβ is the first of a twoβpart series. Part 2 will review Servus Credit Unionβs new halal homeβfinancing option in Alberta....
2 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, I'm experimenting with a new schedule for the MuslimMoney Meal. You can expect the newsletter in your inbox every Sunday evening, insha'Allah. I hope you find some value in this week's newsletter. If you do, please forward it and encourage others to sign-up. Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: Money in Marriage π Main Course: A new Islamic Inheritence calculator π° Dessert: Ibn al-Qayyim on miserliness Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π Calculating Islamic...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving in this week's MuslimMoney Meal: π₯ Starter: A new project for DIY Muslim investors in Canada π Main Course: Get your Islamic Will done on May 25 π° Dessert: The Micawber Principle on Personal Finance Starter π₯ A preview of a new app I'm building called "HalalFolio: Build a Halal investment portfolio." π Join the Waitlist Main Course π Earlier this year, I launched the MuslimMoney Will Kit, a free tool to help you plan your Islamic Will. But tools are...
4 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving in this week's MuslimMoney Meal: π₯ Starter: When's your Zakat Anniversary? π Main Course: How do you deal with a market crash? π° Dessert: Who ultimately sets prices? Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π Market drops always grab headlines. But the recent turbulence swirling around potential trade wars instigated by that guy in the White House has added a layer of political whiplash. It prompted me to organize my thoughts into "A Muslimβs Guide to a...
5 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving in this week's MuslimMoney Meal: π₯ Starter: the story behind the zakat threshold π Main Course: ZakatView π¨π¦ now supports business owners π° Dessert: Saadi Shirazi on zakat and gardening Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π Since launching ZakatView last week, Iβve received a lot of helpful feedback on ways to make the tool more useful. Initially, I built ZakatView to help navigate the various scholarly opinions on zakat, with a particular focus on...
6 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, We're halfway through Ramadan which means we're also halfway through Zakat season. If you're like me, you use an online zakat calculator in Ramadan to help determine how much you owe. In years past, I often found myself jumping between multiple tools, considering varying scholarly opinions, manually calculating individual portions, and eventually piecing it all together. I wanted a single calculator that simplified this entire process. So I built ZakatView π¨π¦ - a smart Zakat...
6 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Nine months ago, I set out to help a few family members write their Islamic Wills. I thought Iβd capture the process in a simple article. Thatβs not what happened. The more I dug in, the more I realized how much was missing from existing resources. Lawyers ensure legal compliance. Imams emphasize justice and equity. As a teacher, I wanted to focus on making the process easier to understand and implement. Wills donβt just distribute assets. They can heal riftsβor deepen them....
7 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving in this week's MuslimMoney Meal: π₯ Starter: the best way to always be right π Main Course: money lessons school didn't teach you π° Dessert: Hasan al-Basri on the key to keeping your dignity Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π Schools do teach you about money - just not the part that actually helps you manage it. I break down whatβs missing in my latest article/video: "Money Lessons School Didn't Teach You" π Read the Article π§ Watch the Video...
9 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read