TY - JOUR AU1 - Ahmed, Essia Ries AU2 - Yahya, Sofri Bin AU3 - Haron, Harashid AU4 - Mohamed, Djafar Henni AB - The purpose of this paper is to give another perspective on the definition of doubtful activities (Shubuhat) in the context of Islamic finance activities.Design/methodology/approachThis study used qualitative approach from interviews with experts in Islamic finance and religious scholars.FindingsThis study highlights the synthesized Shubuhat definition from the previous studies and the contemporary religious experts. Therefore, the definition of Shubuhat has been conceptualized to Islamic finance in this study. This proposes a novel operational definition of Shubuhat from the Islamic finance perspective.Originality/valueThis study would enlighten the Ummah and contribute to knowledge to provide clarification on the Shubuhat fundamentals for further investigations and with more detailed description of the Shubuhat. Also, this study introduces a value chain of Sharīʿah-compliance by adding the elements of Shubuhat to the general understanding of Sharīʿah-compliance which has been generally understood as having the elements of halal and haram. TI - Operational definition for doubtful activities (Shubuhat) based on Islamic finance perspective JF - Journal of Islamic Marketing DO - 10.1108/jima-04-2019-0072 DA - 2021-06-08 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/operational-definition-for-doubtful-activities-shubuhat-based-on-PF0B8TzAip SP - 1025 EP - 1042 VL - 12 IS - 5 DP - DeepDyve ER -