Al Bai Bithaman Ajil (BBA)

Al Bai Bithaman Ajil means a "deferred payment sale". It is a mode of Islamic financing used for property, vehicle, as well as financing of other consumer goods. Technically, this financing facility is based on the activities of buying and selling. The furnitures that you wish to purchase for example, are bought by the bank and sold to you at an agreed to price, after the bank and you determine the tenure and the manner of the instalments. The price at which the bank sells you the funitures will include the actual cost of the furnitures and will also incorporate the bank's profit margin. There is no interest charged and the extra price compensates the bank for its profit. Instalments remain fixed over the period of the contract and no adjustment is made if interest rates fluctuate. The fixed monthly instalments are determined by the selling price, repayment period and the percentage margin of financing.