OFFERING
SHARIA SECURITIES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY BASED CROWDFUNDING SERVICES BASED ON
SHARIA PRINCIPLES
ACCORDING TO
MUI FATWA
Ryan Bianda1, Aang
Gunaepi2, Muhammad Misbakul Munir3
Sekolah
Tinggi Ilmu Syariah Al Wafa, Bogor, Indonesia
[email protected]1,
[email protected]2,
[email protected]3
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ABSTRACT
This study aims to provide an understanding to the
public regarding sharia securities offerings to avoid losses through
crowdfunding services as organizers of legal entities that provide, manage, and
operate crowdfunding services. This study used a qualitative method
by reviewing related literature on information technology-based crowdfunding
services based on sharia principles. Fatwa of the National Sharia Council (DSN)
MUI FATWA NO: 140/DSN-MUI/VIII/2021 concerning Information Technology-Based
Financing Services based on Sharia Principles explaining that sharia securities
services through crowdfunding must avoid usury, graham, and deadlines. This research makes investing in sharia
securities in technology-based crowdfunding services based on sharia principles
easier. This research has implications that it can make a
significant contribution in protecting investors oriented to sharia principles,
can have an impact on increasing public trust in crowdfunding services provided
by legal entities and has an impact on increasing access to Islamic finance for
individuals and groups who want to fund or finance projects in accordance with
sharia principles.
Keywords: sharia,
crowdfunding, technology.
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Corresponding Author: Ryan
Bianda
E-mail: [email protected]
INTRODUCTION
Financial technology often referred to as (fintech),
is a technology-based financial system in the digital era whose existence plays
an important role in supporting financial service activities and the creative
industry's growth (Kreatif, 2018). Financial technology was developed to provide
convenience for several financial sectors that cannot be run by conventional
financial systems. In Indonesia, crowdfunding is a financial technology
currently being developed and starting to be recognized by the public.
Crowdfunding is a funding scheme that collects funds from the internet-based
crowd (Arifin &
Wisudanto, 2017). The amount of funding imposed on society is often
relatively small nationally. However, because the number of people
participating is large, the funds collected can be very large. The public can
use several types of crowdfunding, one of which is equity crowdfunding (Lukkarinen &
Schwienbacher, 2023).
Information Technology-Based Crowdfunding Services,
from now on referred to as Crowdfunding Services, is a mechanism for collecting
public funds openly to be used as business capital or to finance a business
that uses digital or information technology-based platforms (Hutomo, 2019). Sharia Securities are securities that meet the
provisions and criteria based on sharia principles, as referred to in the law.
Sharia Securities Offering Through Crowdfunding Services (Prasetia, 2017), referred to as Sharia Securities Offering, is a
mechanism for issuing Sharia Securities by Issuers to Investors through
Crowdfunding Services that meet sharia terms and criteria (Kadir, 2021).
Organizers have an important role in implementing this
stock investment-based crowdfunding service. As a party that obtains a permit
from the OJK (Financial Services Authority), the organizer must ensure
investment safety and maintain the smooth running of the equity crowdfunding
process. Organizers related to good agreements between organizers and investors
and organizers with publishers. Certain requirements must be met by companies wishing
to apply for crowdfunding services. These conditions must be met because they
involve the ability of the organizers to carry out crowdfunding activities.
Less credible organizers will result in losses for users. Therefore, the OJK
(Financial Services Authority) has a role in selecting companies that will
apply as organizers of equity crowdfunding.
Along with the development of digital-based
businesses, various innovations have begun to appear that aim to facilitate the
transaction process with platforms used as a medium for procuring funds for a
project. Crowdfunding into four types, namely donation, reward, debt-based, and
equity-based. However, the OJK (Financial Services Authority) classifies them
into three types: donation-based or gifts, debt-based and equity-based.
Crowdfunding with sharia principles first appeared in
Singapore in the form of ethics Pte, which was established in March 2014 with
the acquisition of 2.5 million Singapore dollars (Rp. 24.2 billion) to finance
the purchase of affordable new homes in Indonesia (Fattah et al ., 2022). Where the number of achievements can be used to
increase the profits of Islamic banks. However, the great potential of
sharia-crowdfunding in Asia and the Middle East is hampered by the existence of
regulations governing the implementation of sharia crowdfunding mechanisms, as
is the case in Indonesia; legally, it is still vulnerable to several cases of
cybercrime, the credibility of the investee. Suitability of the contract used.
Sharia principles must be the main factor in implementing sharia crowdfunding,
which serves as special protection for sharia banking customers.
Based on the background above, the purpose of this
research is to find out and analyze how the mechanism is implemented in the
crowdfunding system through Islamic stock offerings and how the concept system
for Islamic securities offering contracts is crowdfunding through Islamic
stocks based on information technology (equity crowdfunding) according to the
fatwa DSN MUI No. 140 concerning Sharia Securities Offering Through Information
Technology-Based Crowdfunding Services Based on Sharia Principles (Islamic
Securities Crowd Funding).
METHODS
This study used a
qualitative method by examining related literature on information
technology-based crowdfunding services based on sharia principles according to
DSN MUI fatwa No.140. This research is evidence of efforts in considering the
possibility of applying the theory of sharia agreements, the theory of sharia
banking, which is associated with the provisions in the DSN MUI fatwa No. 140
concerning Sharia Securities Offering Through Information Technology-Based
Crowdfunding Services Based on Sharia Principles (Islamic Securities Crowd
Funding). This research is useful as input to increase knowledge about Islamic
equity crowdfunding. Besides that, as alternative information to add to the
body of knowledge in the sharia agreements and contemporary sharia banking field.
RESULTS
AND DISCUSSION
Sharia Shares
Shares or stocks are proof of ownership of a limited
company's capital share (Pakpahan, 2003). According to another opinion, shares are also
certificates showing proof of ownership of a company whose shareholders have
rights over the claims and assets of the company. The form of shares is a piece
of paper that explains that the paper's owner is the company that issues the
securities (Luthfi, 2018).
Shareholders are also the owners of the company (Ruonavaara, 2012). The bigger the shares owned, the more power they have
over the company. Every shareholder has the right to receive dividends, which
are profits derived from the company. This dividend distribution will be
determined at the closing of the financial statements based on the general meeting
of shareholders (Manzaneque et al.,
2016).
Sharia shares are certificates that show proof of
ownership of a company issued by issuers whose business activities and
management do not conflict with Sharia principles (Ali, 2016). Owning shares means representing equity participation
in a company.
In shares with Sharia principles, equity participation is
made in companies that carry out business activities in compliance with Sharia
principles. Complying with sharia principles means that the company's business
must not contain prohibited elements such as gambling, usury, speculation, and
producing prohibited goods. Equity participation in shares can be made based on
musyarakah and mudharabah agreements.
Musyarakah contracts are generally made for private
companies, while mudharabah contracts are generally made for shares of public
companies. A share can be categorized as an Islamic share if the share is
issued by (Nurlita, 2015):
a) Issuers and Public Companies clearly state in their
articles of association that the business activities of Issuers and Public
Companies do not conflict with sharia principles.
b) Issuers and Public Companies that do not state in their
articles of association that the business activities of Issuers and Public
Companies do not conflict with sharia principles but meet the following
criteria:
1. Business activities do not conflict with sharia
principles as stipulated in regulation IX.A.13, namely not carrying out
business activities: gambling and games classified as gambling; trading that is
not accompanied by the delivery of goods/services; trading with fake
offers/asks; interest-based banks; interest-based finance companies; buying and
selling of risks that contain elements of uncertainty (gharar) and gambling
(maisir), including conventional insurance; produce, distribute, trade and
provide goods or services that contain illegal substances (haram li-dzatihi),
goods or services that are illegal not because of their substances (haram
li-ghairihi) determined by the DSN-MUI; and, goods or services that damage
morale and are harmful; conduct transactions that contain elements of bribery (risywah);
2. The ratio of total interest-based debt to total equity is
not more than 82%, and;
3. the ratio of total interest income and total other
non-halal income compared to total operating income and other total income is
not more than 10%.
There is no clear and definite law regarding Sharia
shares yet in the Al-Qur'an and hadith. Contemporary ulemas and jurists try to
find their legal conclusions using ijtihad regarding stocks that follow sharia
principles. There are differences of opinion among contemporary jurists
regarding the treatment of greetings. Some contemporary jurists allow the sale
and purchase of shares, and some do not. In the opinion of Wahbah Al-Zuhaili,
it is permissible to have muamalah (conducting transactional activities on)
legal shares because the shareholders are partners in the company according to
the shares they own (Hartati, 2021). The opinion of the scholars who allow the sale and
purchase of shares and the transfer of ownership of a security is based on the
stipulation that all of this is agreed upon and permitted by the owner of
another portion of a security. The decision of the 7th Congress of Majma' Fiqh
Islami in 1992 in Jeddah also stated that it is permissible to sell and pledge
shares while considering the regulations that apply to the company (Ulya, 2020).
The Fatwa of the Indonesian National Sharia Council, in
the DSN-MUI Fatwa No.40/DSN-MUI/2003, has formulated that buying and selling
shares is permissible (Batubara, 2020). The DSN-MUI has also issued several fatwas related to
the Islamic capital market as part of Islamic stocks. However, the fatwas are
non-binding. In practice, the DSN-MUI fatwa is one of the references in
developing the Indonesian Islamic capital market (Lutfiyah et al., 2022). DSN-MUI, since 2011 has actively participated in making
fatwas on the Islamic capital market. Until now, there are 17 DSN-MUI fatwas
related to the Islamic capital market.
The principles of Islamic equity participation in
Indonesia are not realized in the form of sharia or non-Sharia shares but in
the form of formation. According to Alhabshi, the Islamic capital market in the
context of Islamic stocks means that a company's business may not contain
ribawi transactions or gharar transactions. Also, it may not engage in sectors
prohibited by sharia (Ramadhan, 2016). This capital market should be free from unethical
transactions such as market manipulation, insider trading, and short selling.
According to Irfan Syauqi, buying and selling shares in the Islamic capital
market may not be done directly. This is because, in the sale of shares in the
conventional capital market, investors can buy and sell shares directly using
the services of brokers or brokers, making it possible for price play by
speculators (Choirunnisak, 2019). This results in changes in stock prices determined by
market forces, not because of the intrinsic value of the stock itself anymore.
Issuers give authority to agents on the floor of the stock exchange in the
process of trading sharia shares. Agents are tasked with bringing together
issuers and potential investors but do not aim to sell and buy shares directly.
In the next stage, the shares are sold or bought because the shares are
available and based on the first come � first served principle.
Contains provisions that business activities and ways of
managing business are carried out based on Sharia principles in the capital
market in its articles of association.
1. All types of businesses, contracts, and assets managed, how
issuers manage them, and their products and services must not conflict with
Sharia principles.
2. These issuers and public companies have a board of
directors and commissioners members who know and understand activities that
conflict with and do does not conflict with Sharia principles. In its
development, Malaysia and the United States have placed restrictions on a stock
that can be categorized as Sharia through the Dow Jones Islamic Index.
Meanwhile, several world financial institutions have also made limitations for
the category of Sharia shares through Citi Asset Management Group, Wellington
Management Company, Islamic.com, and so on.
Crowdfunding Services Based on
Sharia Principles
QS Al-Ma'idah
�.يٰٓاَيُّهَا
الَّذِيْنَ
اٰمَنُوْٓا
اَوْفُوْا
بِالْعُقُوْدِۗ
It means:
"O you who believe! Please
fulfill the contracts..."
Hadith of the Prophet narrated by Ibn Majah from 'Ubadah
bin Shamit, narrated by Ahmad from Ibn 'Abbas, narrated by Malik from Yahya
al-Mazini, narrated by Hakim and al-Daraquthni from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri:
لا
ضرر ولا ضرار
It means:
"It is not permissible to
harm/harm other people and may not (also) repay harm (losses caused by other
people) with harm (actions that harm them).
Fiqh Rules:
الضرر
يزال
It means:
'All dharar (harm/loss) must be
removed."
Fatwa of the MUI
National Sharia Council (DSN) FATWA NO: 140/DSN-MUI/VIII/2021 concerning
Information Technology-Based Financing Services based on Sharia Principles
explains that sharia securities services through crowdfunding must avoid
(Tektona, 2022 ) :
a. Riba is an addition in exchanging usury goods (al always
al-ribawiyah) and an addition given to the debt principal.
b. Gharar is uncertainty in a contract regarding the quality
and quantity of the object of the contract and the delivery.
c. Maysir is any form of game or transaction that requires
the existence of a material asset taken from the losing party to be given to
the winning party.
d. Tadlis is the act of hiding defects in the contract
object, which the seller carries out to trick the buyer as if the object of the
contract is not defective.
e. Dharar is an action that can cause harm or harm to
another party.
f.
Al-Ta'addi
is doing an act that should not/should not be done.
g. Al-Taqshir is not doing an act that should be done.
h. Mukhalafah al-youth is violating the content and
substance, or conditions
i.
agreed
in the contract.
j.
Zhulm
(persecution) contains elements of injustice and imbalance and harms other
parties.
k. Air is a sanction in the form of charging a certain
amount of funds to a person or entity for committing a default to be more
disciplined in carrying out their obligations and designated as social funds.
l.
Ta'widh
(compensation) is an amount of money or goods that can be valued in money
charged to a person or entity for committing a default resulting in a loss.
Contract on Sharia Securities
Crowdfunding Services
a. A Syirkah contract is a partnership between two or more
parties for a particular business. Each party contributes business
assets/capital (ra's al-mal) provided that profits are shared according to an
agreed ratio or proportionately. At the same time, losses are borne by the
parties. Proportionally.
b. A Syirkah Musahamah contract (Syirkah al-Musahamah Dzat
ol Mas'uliyyoh al-Mahdudah) is a Syirkah contract in which the ownership portion
(his shah) of Syarik's capital is based on paid-up capital as evidenced by
shares and has limited liability.
c. Syirkah Musahamah is a company whose establishment uses
the Syirkah Musahamah Contract.
d. An Ijarah contract is an art lease contract between the
lessor (major) and the lessee (musta'jir) or between the musta'jir and the
party providing the service (air) to exchange benefits and juror, both goods
and services.
e. A Wakalah contract is a power of attorney contract from
the party giving a power of attorney (muwakkil) to the party receiving a power
of attorney (representative) to carry out certain legal actions.
f.
Bai'
contract is a property exchange contract that aims to transfer the ownership of
the exchanged object (goods/media I/batsman) and price (saman).
Sharia Securities Offering in the
Form of Sukuk
a. Sukuk issued through Crowdfunding Services must have
useful al-shukuk (the asset on which the Sukuk is issued) that complies with
sharia principles;
b. Each Sulruk unit issued through the Crowdfunding Service
must have the same value (mutasawiyah al-qimah);
c. Arfiara Contracts Executors with Investors (Sukuk
Holders) in Sharia Securities Offerings
b. in the form of Sukuk through Crowdfunding Services is a
Wakalah contract for investment. Investors as muwakkil, and Operators as
c. representative in dealing with the Issuer;
d. The contract between the Organizer and Issuer in a Sharia
Securities Offering is in the form of Sukuk through Crowdfunding Services
e. is a contract, Wakolah to get investors; Issuer as
muwakkil, and organizer as a representative in dealings with other parties;
f.
Issuers
are required to pay investment profits to investors (Sukuk holders) in the form
of profit sharing/margin/fees periodically or at maturity in the case of a
profit-making business and return the Sukuk funds at maturity following the
contract scheme used;
g. Ownership of Sharia Securities in the form of Sukuk
issued through Crowdfunding Services can be transferred (intiqal al-milkiyyah)
to Issuers and other parties following contracts that do not conflict with
sharia principles and provisions of laws and regulations.
Sharia Securities Offering in the
Form of Shares
a. The offering of Sharia Securities in the form of Shares
through Crowdfunding Services may only be made by Issuers whose business
activities are based on sharia principles or Issuers issuing Shares that meet
sharia criteria;
b. Offering Sharia Securities in the form of Shares through
Crowdfunding Services using the Syirkah Musahamah contract;
c. The purpose of the Issuer to offer Sharia Securities in
the form of Shares is to obtain additional business capital so that the
Investor's status will become Sharik (shareholder/partner) after equity
participation occurs through Crowdfunding Services;
d. The legal relationship between Investors in Sharia
Securities in the form of Shares is a capital partnership using a Syirkah
Musahamah Contract, which has limited liability and is prohibited from
terminating the contract unilaterally (faskh) until the syirkah is dissolved;
e. As a shareholder, an investor is entitled to obtain
returns in the form of dividends proportionally based on the number of
shareholdings;
f.
Ra's
al-mal (business capital), which the shareholders include, becomes the property
of the Issuer, and conversely, the Issuer becomes the property of the
shareholders who perform syirkah;
b. Organizers may receive power of attorney and act as
representatives of Investors in dealings with Issuers based on WakaIah
contracts;
c. Ownership of Sharia Securities in the form of Shares issued/offered
through Crowdfunding Services can be transferred (intiqal al-milkiyyah) to
Issuers and other parties following contracts that do not conflict with sharia
principles and provisions of laws and regulations;
d. Shareholders may terminate the Syirkah contract in an
Offering of Sharia Securities in the form of Shares through Crowdfunding
Services following agreements and provisions of laws and regulations.
Sharia Securities Trading Mechanism
a. The organizer can provide a Sharia Securities trading
mechanism through the Crowdfunding Service platform;
b. Sharia Securities Trading through Crowdfunding Services
must be protected from actions that are not following sharia principles and
free from prohibited elements, including Riba, Gharor, Maysir, Tadlis, Dharar,
Zhulm, and immorality;
c. The Operator can submit a fair price that is used as a
reference by sellers and buyers in trading Sharia Securities;
d. The reference price set by the Operator may not be
detrimental to the parties trading Sharia Securities
e. and must not conflict with sharia principles;
f.
Ownership
of Sharia Securities can be transferred using Bai' contract (buying and
selling), grants, waqf, infaq/alms, zakat, inheritance, dowry, gifts, and other
means that are not contrary to Sharia and applicable laws and regulations;
g. The transfer of returns on Sharia Securities can be
carried out with grants, endowments, infaq/alms, zakat, gifts, and other
methods that are legally permissible and do not conflict with sharia;
h. Sharia Securities trading mechanism through the
Crowdfunding Service platform using a Bai' (buying and selling) contract;
i.
Trading
mechanisms for Sharia Securities issued through Securities Offering
Crowdfunding Services may not conflict with sharia principles and provisions of
laws and regulations.
CONCLUSION
With SCF, investors and
parties who need funds can easily be brought together through an online
platform (information technology-based application system). Investors will
benefit from dividends or profit sharing from the business profits, which are
distributed periodically. Through SCF, the dream of MSME scale companies to
obtain additional capital to increase business capacity by issuing shares or
other securities to the public will come true. Through public participation in buying shares, bonds, or sukuk, MSME
actors will get a source of funds for business expansion and increasing the
scale of their business with very light obligations, namely giving, or sharing
profits from operations. SCF is almost the same as investing in the capital
market. Namely, there are issuers (companies offering their company shares),
crowdfunding service providers, and investors. This research can focus on
assessing investment risks on the SCF platform, such as liquidity risk, credit
risk, market risk, operational risk, and reputational risk. In this study,
researchers can identify and analyze factors influencing investment risk on the
SCF platform and develop effective risk mitigation strategies
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