W6, Chp 4a

Ar-Rahnu

Intro

Concept & Objective

History & Development

Ar-Rahnu & Conventional Pawnshop

Objective

  • provide fast, hassle-free & riba-free microcredit financing to small trader
  • as alternative source of financing from conventional pawning scheme
  • fulfill expensive mean without have to go to more expensive means > loan-sharks, money lender
  • act as means of fast & less cumbersome financing
  • develop socio-economic well-being of poor, by act as source of
    • capital
    • finacing education
    • develop agricultural & village industries
  • increase no of financial instrument under Islamic banking & finance

Criteria promote growth Ar-Rahnu

+comply with mission & objective

  • based on qardh al-Hassan
  • safe-keeping fee should lower than conventional
  • if not customer(rahin) cannot reached, surplus/profit must be return to heir
  • if customer(rahin) request extension maturity, then must be negotiable & not impose extra charge

Development Pawn Broking Service in Malaysia

Role & Function Ar-Rahnu Institution

  • provide a Source of Capital to Small Business
  • Stimulate Economic Development
  • Help in Community Capacity Building

Diff Ar-Rahnu Vs

Conventional Pawnshop

Characteristics of Pawnshop Loan

Weakness of Conventional Pawnshop

Advantage of Ar-Rahnu

Modus Operandi

Conventional Pawnshop

  • Lending process
  • Redeeming Process
  • Auctioning Process

Ar-Rahnu

Ar-Rahnu Institutions

in Malaysia

Muassasah Gadaian Islam Terengganu (MGIT)

Permodalan Kelantan Berhad

Bank Kerjasama Malaysia Berhad

Ar-rahnu scheme in Agro Bank

Definition

Providing short term financing to public by pawning his treasure to bank/pawnshop as a security