Journal of Contemporary Accounting
Volume 7 Issue 2, 2025

Evaluation of the substance of consumptive murabahah: Maqāṣid perspectives, regulation, and sharia accounting

Nurbaidah, Siti Umi (Unknown)
Hidayah, Nur (Unknown)
Muhajirin, Muhajirin (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Sep 2025

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the application of the Murabaha contract in consumer financing within Indonesian Islamic banks based on the substantive principles of sharia and the maqāṣid framework of Ibn ‘Āshūr. The study adopts a normative-qualitative and descriptive-comparative method analyzing PSAK 102/402, DSN-MUI fatwas, and real practices in Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI). Data were collected through document review and interviews with practitioners. The findings reveal that current Murabaha practices emphasize administrative compliance over the substantive nature of sale transactions, with fixed margins often benchmarked to interest rates. This raises the potential for hidden riba and contradicts maqāṣid values such as ḥifẓ al-māl (wealth protection), al-‘adl (justice), and al-ṣidq (truthfulness). The paper proposes a margin determination model based on 'iwāḍ (legitimate compensation for risk and effort) and recommends reformulating financial reports aligned with maqāṣid principles. This study contributes to both conceptual and technical reform in Islamic finance, with significant implications for regulation and Islamic accounting education

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JCA

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Journal of Contemporary Accounting (JCA) is a peer-reviewed journal published three times a year (January-April, May-August, and September-December) by Master in Accounting Program, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Islam Indonesia. JCA is intended to be the journal for publishing articles reporting ...