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AAOIFI Shari'ah Standard No. (31): Controls on Gharar in Financial Transactions

AAOIFI — Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions

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AAOIFI Shari'ah Standard No. 31 sets out controls on gharar (excessive uncertainty) in financial transactions, distinguishing tolerable minor uncertainty from the excessive gharar that invalidates a contract, and applying these controls to sales, services, and modern instruments.

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AAOIFI Shari'ah Standard No. (31): Controls on Gharar in Financial Transactions
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Comparative
Added
2026-06-03
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Paraphrase of the documented standard (not a verbatim quote of its text).

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islamic-financeghararuncertaintystandardsstructures

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