Firstly this really isn't a Halaal or Haraam discussion thread... if you don't like it... No one is forcing u to buy anything...
secondly i just want to make a point because i've done ALOT of research on this... THIS IS VERY CLEARLY NOT RIBA(INTEREST) . HERE IS THE PROOF
In accordance with the rules of Shariah, known as Fiqh al-Muamalat (Islamic rules on transactions). The basic principle of Islamic transactions is the sharing of profit and loss and the prohibition of riba (usury). Common terms used in Islamic banking include profit sharing (Mudharabah), safekeeping (Wadiah), joint venture (Musharakah), cost plus (Murabahah), and leasing (Ijarah).
VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ
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Instead of loaning the buyer money to purchase the item, an Islamic merchant might buy the item itself from the seller,
and re-sell it to the buyer at a profit,
(reselling at a profit is of course not haraam)
while allowing the buyer to pay him in installments without any interest.
However, the merchants profit cannot be made explicit and therefore there are no additional penalties for late payment. In order to protect itself against default, the seller/merchant asks for strict collateral. The goods or land is registered to the name of the buyer from the start of the transaction.
**This arrangement is called Murabaha.**
AND HAS BEEN DONE SINCE THE TIME OF THE PROPHET AND THE FIRST CALIPHATE!!!!!!!!!!
(SOURCES INCLUDED AS PROOF)
During the Islamic Golden Age, early forms of proto-capitalism and free markets were present in the Caliphate, where an early market economy and an early form of mercantilism were developed between the 8th-12th centuries, which some refer to as "Islamic capitalism". A vigorous monetary economy was created on the basis of the expanding levels of circulation of a stable, high-value currency (the dinar) and the integration of monetary areas that were previously independent.
A number of innovative concepts and techniques were applied in early Islamic banking, including bills of exchange, the first forms of partnership (mufawada) such as limited partnerships (mudaraba), and the earliest forms of capital (al-mal), capital accumulation (nama al-mal), cheques, promissory notes, trusts, startup companies, transactional accounts, loaning, ledgers and assignments. Organizational enterprises similar to corporations independent from the state also existed in the medieval Islamic world, while the agency institution was also introduced during that time.Many of these early capitalist concepts were adopted and further advanced in medieval Europe from the 13th century onwards.
^ Subhi Y. Labib (1969), "Capitalism in Medieval Islam", The Journal of Economic History 29 , p. 79-96 [81, 83, 85, 90, 93, 96].
^ a b Jairus Banaji (2007), "Islam, the Mediterranean and the rise of capitalism", Historical Materialism 15 , pp. 47–74, Brill Publishers.
^ Timur Kuran (2005), "The Absence of the Corporation in Islamic Law: Origins and Persistence", American Journal of Comparative Law 53, pp. 785–834 [798–9].
^ Subhi Y. Labib (1969), "Capitalism in Medieval Islam", The Journal of Economic History 29 , pp. 79–96 [92–3].
^ Said Amir Arjomand (1999), "The Law, Agency, and Policy in Medieval Islamic Society: Development of the Institutions of Learning from the Tenth to the Fifteenth Century", Comparative Studies in Society and History 41, pp. 263–93. Cambridge University Press.
^ Samir Amin (1978), "The Arab Nation: Some Conclusions and Problems", MERIP Reports 68, pp. 3–14 [8, 13].