{"id":129142,"date":"2026-07-10T18:56:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=129142"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:56:32","slug":"mufti-taqi-usmani-declares-crypto-based-purchases-impermissible-under-islamic-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/129142\/","title":{"rendered":"Mufti Taqi Usmani declares crypto-based purchases impermissible under Islamic law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KARACHI(National Times)- Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani has declared purchasing goods with cryptocurrency \u201cimpermissible\u201d, citing research conducted by experts so far which found that cryptocurrency does not qualify as \u201cwealth\u201d, it emerged on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fatwa was originally issued by Darul Ifta, Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi, and dated 24 Zilhaj 1447 AH (June 10, 2026). Apart from Mufti Usmani, a former judge of the Federal Shariat Court, five other prominent scholars are its signatories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to a question about purchasing books with cryptocurrency, the fatwa said: \u201cIt is not permissible for you to purchase the books in question using cryptocurrency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAccording to research and opinion of experts so far, cryptocurrency is not considered \u2018<em>maal<\/em>\u2019 (wealth) in Sharia. Instead, it is merely the recording of fictitious numbers in an account, whether in the form of USDT or other crypto tokens,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As cryptocurrency was not recognised as wealth, the fatwa maintained that the buyer did not technically become the owner of those books through such transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTherefore, it is not permissible for you to use them or sell them to others. Instead, it is mandatory upon you to return these books to the person from whom you purchased them,\u201d the fatwa added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fatwa cited various references from works of religious jurisprudence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to a similar query about benefiting from a course purchased with cryptocurrency, it said: \u201cObtaining an educational course through cryptocurrency is not valid,\u201d adding that it was delivered in violation of the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is mandatory for you to neither use this course yourself nor give it to anyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause this course is in digital form and remains with the seller even after the sale, you should completely delete the materials related to this course from your devices and files,\u201d it declared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI(National Times)- Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani has declared purchasing goods with cryptocurrency \u201cimpermissible\u201d, citing research conducted by experts so far which found that cryptocurrency does not qualify as \u201cwealth\u201d, it emerged on Friday. The fatwa was originally issued by Darul Ifta, Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi, and dated 24 Zilhaj 1447 AH (June 10, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mufti Taqi Usmani declares crypto-based purchases impermissible under Islamic law - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/129142\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mufti Taqi Usmani declares crypto-based purchases impermissible under Islamic law - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KARACHI(National Times)- Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani has declared purchasing goods with cryptocurrency \u201cimpermissible\u201d, citing research conducted by experts so far which found that cryptocurrency does not qualify as \u201cwealth\u201d, it emerged on Friday. 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