1.

0 AL-IJARAH

Ijarah means lease, rent or wage. Generally, Ijarah concept means selling benefit
or use or service for a fixed price or wage. Under this concept, the Bank makes available
to the customer the use of service of assets / equipments such as plant, office automation,
motor vehicle for a fixed period and price.

Ijarah gives the Lessee the right to access the equipment on payment of the first
installment. This is important as it is the access and use (and not ownership) of equipment
that generates income.

2.0 LEASE

A. Finance Lease

According to the International Accounting Standard 17, Finance lease is defined

as a lease that transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of
an asset, title may or may not pass. Finance lease is also defined as an agreement to lease
certain equipment with a fixed period of time-mostly medium to long, where the leasing
company will not provide any service or maintenance, repair or insurance of the leased
item. The lessor will calculate payment, depending on the price of the item, plus interest
and benefit. Neither the Lessor nor the lessee can terminate the agreement.

B. Operating Lease

IAS 17 define operating lease as a lease other than finance lease. Literally this is
an agreement to lease certain items, just like a Financial Lease, but within a shorter time
(mostly between 12-24 months). The lessor or the lessee can terminate the agreement at
any time, on the basis that the lessor will be responsible for any damage occurring to the
leased item. This type of Leasing is very close to a normal Rent Agreement.

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There is also a hire purchase which is different from leasing, the major difference being,
at the end of a lease agreement, the right in the leased items can be sold to the lessee. But
at the end of a hire purchase agreement, the right of property belongs to the person who
has made the payments. However, there are other factors that consumers should consider
between Leasing and Hire Purchase, such as, interest rate, types of interest(fixed or float
rates), tax deductions, monthly payment, period of agreement etc, before making any
decision.

3.0 HIRE PURCHASE

In cases where a buyer cannot afford to pay the asked price for an item of
property as a lump sum but can afford to pay a percentage as a deposit, a hire-purchase
contract allows the buyer to hire the goods for a monthly rent. When a sum equal to the
original full price plus interest has been paid in equal installments, the buyer may then
exercise an option to buy the goods at a predetermined price (usually a nominal sum) or
return the goods to the owner. Hire purchase enables you to eventually secure ownership
of the new asset. The cost can be spread over its useful life and paid for from revenue.
Payment patterns can be tailored to suit individual needs, generally involving a deposit,
followed by a series of monthly or quarterly installments. Hire purchase is suitable for
individuals and businesses of all sizes. Funding is on balance sheet and you have a choice
of fixed or variable interest rate agreements.

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4.0 REFERENCES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hire_purchase

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_banking

http://www.maltaemployers.com/Portals/22/Prof%20Abdulla%20Al%20Shami.pdf

http://www.business.gov.sg/EN/BusinessFunding/Loans/TipsNGuides/fund_loan_leaseh
p.htm

http://www.realityfinance.com/hire_purchase.html

http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/tanzalep.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/Lease_or_buy.pdf/
$FILE/Lease_or_buy.pdf