Jurisprudential characterization and contemporary fatwas on e-commerce in Islamic jurisprudence

Abstract

E-commerce is one of the jurisprudential developments that have sparked a wide debate about its legal characterization and jurisprudential rulings. Therefore, this research addresses the jurisprudential characterization of e-commerce by studying its nature and its relationship with legal contracts, while indicating the extent of its compatibility with the controls of Islamic transactions. It also reviews the most prominent contemporary jurisprudential decisions and fatwas that dealt with this trade, such as issues of contracting through electronic means, legal guarantees, and the rulings of buying and selling in the digital space.

The study aims to shed light on how Islamic jurisprudence responds to this modern phenomenon in accordance with its general purposes and principles.