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Unlawful Gain and Legitimate Profit in Islamic Law: Riba, Gharar and Islamic Banking

Nabil A. Saleh

What this source says

A focused legal study defining riba (unlawful excess or deferment) and gharar (uncertainty or speculation) and applying them to interest-free banking, mudaraba, and modern contracts.

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Provenance

Source: Cambridge University Press, 1986, ISBN 9780521322980
Edition: Cambridge University Press, 1986 (2nd ed. Graham & Trotman 1992)
School / basis: Comparative
Original: https://www.amazon.com/Unlawful-Gain-Legitimate-Profit-Islamic/dp/0521322987
Added: 2026-06-03
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ribaghararislamic-lawbankingcontracts

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