3 articles tagged “Gold”

Gold is a ribawi commodity: buying it for money requires both sides to be exchanged on the spot. What that means for Gold Souq instalment plans, card instalments, BNPL and layaway in Qatar, and the halal alternatives.

The eight halal investments a Qatar resident can buy, ranked by minimum ticket, published return or quote-only status, liquidity and expat eligibility, from QIIB's 4.00% three-year deposit to freehold property.
Gold is the halal-portfolio classic, and Doha's Gold Souq makes physical ownership easy. What fiqh requires of a gold trade, what Qatar offers and does not (no Shariah-certified gold fund on the QSE), and how Zakat treats it.