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...
about 2 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...
3 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...
4 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...
4 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....
4 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...
7 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving in this week's MuslimMoney Meal: π₯ Starter: a visual to quickly weed out scams from investments π Main Course: a video on how to think about stock picking π° Dessert: a hadith on the company a business person can have Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π When people learn I write and teach about money, they often ask, "Should I invest in [insert the latest hot stock here]?" That question misses a paradox built into the stock market that most...
8 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving in this week's MuslimMoney Meal: π₯ Starter: why winning in investing requires regularly losing π Main Course: how a $20 Million scam was clearly a Ponzi scheme (but hundreds of Muslims still fell for it) π° Dessert: Firuzabadi on the paradox of the dunya Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π Aaqib Ahmed promised effortless wealth with his βDone-for-Youβ Muslim Pioneer program. It drew hundreds of would-be Muslim 'investors' and millions of dollars....
8 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving in this week's MuslimMoney Meal: π₯ Starter: the true cost of housing π Main Course: a deep dive into managing money as a Muslim couple π° Dessert: Ibn Ata' Allah on the need for gratitude Starter π₯ There's much more to housing costs than just your rent or your mortgage: π See on Instagram Main Course π I spent the summer gathering advice from married Muslims on how to manage money as a couple. Iβve combined their insights with legal and historical...
9 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read