Senin, 16 September 2013

The Principles of Islamic Leasing (Ijarah)


An ijarah transaction is based upon the transfer of benefit, rather than ownership, of good. The principles governing ijarah are, in essence, the same as those of sale and purchase. The only difference lies in the object transaction. In a sale and purchase transaction the object is a product item; in an ajarah transaction, it can be a product or service.
Basically, ijarah is defined as the right to utilize a product or service by means of paying certain compensation. According to a fatwa by the National Sharia Board, ijarah is a contract for transferring the benefitof a product or service for a certain period of time by means of payment of a lease  fee or wage, without a necessity to follow it with a transfer of ownership of the object of lease. In this ligh, there is no transfer of ownership under an ijarah contract, except a mere transfer of benefit from the lessor to the lessee.
The Scheme and Types of Ijarah Financing
1.    Scheme of Ijarah Financing
Description :      
a.   A client proposes an ijarah financing to an Islamic bank
b.  The bank purchases/leases the item that the client wants (as the object of ijarah), from a supplier/seller/owner
c.   After an agreement is entered into by client and the bank regarding the object, tariff, and period of ijarah as well as the maintenance cost, the ijarah financing contact is signed. The client is bound to submit collateral that he or she owns.
d.  The bank delivers the ijarah object to the client as stipulated in the agreed-upon contract. Once the ijarah period ends, the client returns the object of ijarah to the bank.
e.   In the case that the bank procured the object of ijarah through a purchase (al-bai’ wal ijarah), after the ijarah period is over the object remains to be kept by the bank as a re-leaseable
In the case that bank procured the object of ijarah through leasing (parallel al-ijarah wal ijarah), after the ijarah period is over the bank should return the object to the supplier/seller/owner.
2.    Types of Leaseable Goods or Service
a.   Capital goods : fixed assets, such as buildings, constructions, offices, ruko (small offices plus residence), et cetera;
b.   Production goods: machinery, heavy duty equipment, et cetera;
c.    Transportations goods: for land, marine and air transportations;
d.   Services to pay for costs of:
  • School/ campus tuition;
  • Contruction workers;
  • Hotel;
  • Means of Transport, et cetera.
(Rif'atul Machmudah 11220027)

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