A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SMART CONTRACTS AND ISLAMIC CONTRACTS
Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.8, No. 10)Publication Date: 2020-10-15
Authors : Azlin Alisa Ahmad Mat Noor Mat Zain; Nur Diyana Amanina Zakaria;
Page : 316-325
Keywords : Smart Contract Blockchain Islamic Contract Islamic Finance Fintech;
Abstract
A smart contract is a computer protocol contract of which its innovation rooted from the traditional contract. However, Sharia-compliant transaction necessitates a contract to fulfils all pillars of Islamic contracts in order smart contract can be accepted as an innovation of Islamic contracts. Thus, this paper aims to make a comparison between Islamic contracts and smart contract on blockchain. This paper is a qualitative research by adopting content analysis method to analyze some related topics. The pillars of Islamic contract are compared with the smart contract to ensure whether the smart contract follows the guidelines of Islamic contract or vice versa. The analysis shows that smart contract does not entirely comply with the Islamic principles of a contract. Even though smart contract generally has three pillars of Islamic contract but in details, it does not comply with the Sharia principles. By comparing between the pillars of Islamic contract and smart contract on blockchain, it shows that smart contract on blockchain is not underline with the Islamic contracts pillars. Contracting parties participate in the smart contract does not recognize each other that can be lead to gharar. Meanwhile, every transaction in the smart contract allows prohibited subject matters such as illegal drugs, weapons where as it is not allowed in Islamic contracts transactions.
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