The Mufti's Journey: Education and Transformation

A very special guest for episode 30- our very own shariah scholar, Mufti Faraz Adam!

Mufti Faraz shares his views on the state of Islamic Finance and weighs in on current debates. From TikTok Fatwas and productivity hacks to how to be more like the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when doing buiness.


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00:00 – Opening

03:25 – Being A Lifelong Learner

04:25 – What is a Mufti?

08:39 – Emotional Burdens of being a Mufti

12:34 – Education and Personal Goal

17:49 – Changing Hate into Love: Learning from Enemies

23:36 – Why Focus on Islamic Finance?

30:07 – Finding Your Why

35:54 – Fatwa controversies & social media misinformation.

45:14 – Is Islamic finance truly halal?

51:45 – Achieving a Prophetic Level of Islamic Finance

57:15 – Should Islamic Finance be used by Non-Muslims?

1:02:37 – How the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ did Business

1:13:13 – The 4 AM productivity rule

1:18:51 – Q&A: Could a Waqf Resolve Home Financing?

1:20:02 - Q&A: What Qualifications are Best for an Islamic Finance Career? 

1:27:52 - Q&A: Is Sukuk Permissible? 

1:33:01 – Final thoughts on the industry’s future.