Islam’s Hardest Money Questions: Riba, Mortgages, Inheritance & AI | Mufti Faraz Adam | Ep 67

Is modern interest really the same as riba? Do women actually inherit less than men in Islam? Does the famous mortgage fatwa still apply today? What do you truly own when you buy shares? And could AI ever replace a qualified Mufti?Mufti Faraz cuts through the slogans and explores the principles, context and uncomfortable details behind the rulings Muslims often repeat without questioning.🎓 LEARN ISLAMIC FINANCE WITH MUFTI FARAZ ADAMThe first cohort is limited to 50 people.Register your interest:https://funny-begin-011030--replace-component-footer-riicyelk7.framer.app/learn Timestamps 00:00 – Teaser: Inheritance, Riba, Mortgages and Political Zakat 01:04 – Sponsor: Kestrl – The Muslim Money App 01:36 – AI, Islam and the Biggest Questions in Islamic Finance 02:16 – Welcome to Muslim Money Talk 03:03 – Introducing Mufti Faraz Adam 06:55 – Is AI Good or Bad for Islam? 09:18 – Can AI Make Islamic Knowledge More Accessible? 11:31 – Did Muslims Really Ban the Printing Press? 14:40 – Does the Muslim World Need Its Own AI Models? 18:03 – When AI Gets Islamic Home Finance Wrong 20:05 – Could AI Ever Replace a Scholar? 27:03 – We Ask ChatGPT if It Can Become a Mufti 29:05 – Why an AI-Generated Fatwa Is Not a Fatwa 32:31 – The Biggest Islamic Finance Questions from Muslims 33:02 – Is Modern Interest the Same as Quranic Riba? 34:19 – The Three Forms of Riba in Pre-Islamic Arabia 36:55 – Why Islam Prohibits Earning Money Through Time 41:22 – Why the Arguments for Interest Sound Convincing 44:20 – Islamic Mortgages and the “Two Contracts” Criticism 45:58 – Is a Small Amount of Interest Still Riba? 50:43 – Idealism vs Pragmatism in Islamic Finance 57:13 – Do Women Really Inherit Less Than Men? 59:10 – The Cases Where Women Inherit More Than Men 01:05:25 – Could a Fully Sharia-Compliant Economy Ever Exist? 01:08:00 – Can Zakat Be Used for Political Campaigning? 01:16:50 – Who Actually Qualifies to Receive Zakat? 01:20:10 – Are Halal Stock-Screening Rules Arbitrary? 01:21:02 – What Do You Actually Own When Buying Shares? 01:23:06 – Where the 5%, 30% and 33% Rules Came From 01:28:20 – Should Halal Stock-Screening Rules Change? 01:29:16 – Is the Famous Mortgage Fatwa Now Outdated? 01:34:32 – Introducing the Kestrl Learn Islamic Finance Course 01:36:51 – The Future of Kestrl and Islamic Finance 01:39:09 – What the UK Can Learn from Islamic-Finance Unicorns 01:41:09 – Web3, Crypto and the Future of Muslim Money 01:43:33 – Final Message: Muslims Must Build Systems 01:45:06 – Outro 📱 THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY KESTRLKestrl is the Muslim money app helping you spend, save and grow your wealth without compromising your values.Order your watermelon-themed debit card, earn Sharia-compliant rewards and screen your spending against the causes that matter to you.Download Kestrl on the App Store or Google Play:https://kestrl.io/In this episode:• Is interest actually riba?• Why Islamic rulings require more than simple definitions• Whether women really receive less inheritance• The mortgage fatwa Muslims are still using decades later• What shareholders truly own when buying stocks• Whether halal-investing thresholds need to change• Why AI-generated answers cannot replace qualified scholarship• The future of Islamic finance educationTimestamps coming soon.#IslamicFinance #Riba #HalalInvesting #MuslimMoneyTalk #MuftiFarazAdam #HalalFinance #IslamicBanking #MuslimFinance #IslamAndMoney #InterestInIslam #HalalMortgage #IslamicMortgage #InheritanceInIslam #IslamicInheritance #WomenInIslam #MuslimInvesting #StocksInIslam #ShariahCompliant #ShariahFinance #EthicalInvesting #AIFatwa #AIAndIslam #IslamicScholar #Fatwa #PersonalFinance #Zakat #Waqf #Takaful #MuslimPodcast #Kestrl