Muslim Money Talk

Introducing the Muslim Money Talk Podcast, a place for all things Muslim and Money related. Every week we'll be sitting down with Founders, leaders and industry experts from across multiple disciplines to discuss lessons learned, mistakes made and most importantly 'How they did it?'. Brought to you by Kestrl: The Muslim Money App, software to help Muslims grow their wealth without compromise. Find out more here: https://kestrl.io/

Muslim Money Talk is a business podcast hosted by Kestrl, with 62 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Kestrl hosts Muslim Money Talk, a business show with 62 episodes published.

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  Muslim Money Talk

  We Went on TV to Explain Why Islamic Banking Isn’t Working for Muslims

  Oct 5, 20269 min

  We went on TV to talk about a pretty simple problem: millions of Muslims want an alternative to conventional banking, but very few are actually using the Islamic options that exist today. Areeb joined Fintech.TV to explain why — and what Kestrl is building to change it. DOWNLOAD KESTRLKestrl helps Muslims spend, save and grow their money without compromising their values.Get the watermelon-themed debit card, access Sharia-compliant financial products, earn Sharia-compliant rewards and use ethical screening tools designed around your values.Download Kestrl: https://kestrl.io/Timestamps00:00 – Why Kestrl Went on TV00:17 – The “Revolut for the Muslim World”00:32 – Building a “Monzo for Muslims”01:45 – The Fintech.TV Interview Begins01:56 – What Is Kestrl?02:40 – What’s Wrong With Existing Islamic Banks?03:04 – 96% Want an Alternative, Only 3% Use One03:41 – How Kestrl Is Trying to Fix the Problem04:31 – Why Kestrl Partnered With Maybank05:28 – Why Muslims Are Skeptical of Islamic Finance06:03 – Building Trust Through the Community06:58 – Funding and Kestrl’s Expansion Plans07:35 – What’s Next: Savings, Investments, Pensions & Insurance08:19 – Is the West Catching Up With Islamic Fintech?09:04 – End of the Interview09:20 – Download Kestrl & Outro The interview covers Kestrl’s Maybank partnership, grassroots growth strategy, expansion beyond the UK and future Sharia-compliant products including savings, investments, pensions and insurance. #Kestrl #islamicfinance #islamicbanking #muslimfinance #halalfinance #islamicfintech #fintech #MuslimMoney #shariafinance #FintechTV #maybank #muslimbusiness #ukmuslims #halalinvesting #MuslimMoneyTalk

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  Episode #68

  The Taxman Gets More Than Your Children Islamic Wills Explained Haroon Rashid Ep 68

  Sep 28, 20261h 4mS1

  Can the taxman get more than your children inherit? What happens if you die without a will? Islamic wills solicitor Haroon Rashid answers the questions families often put off for too long. DOWNLOAD KESTRLKestrl helps Muslims spend, save and grow their money without compromising their values. Get the watermelon-themed debit card, earn Sharia-compliant rewards, and screen your spending and investments.Download the app:https://kestrl.io/In this episode, Haroon shares the family disputes he has seen firsthand, including a widow’s three-year fight for her inheritance. He and Areeb also discuss trusts, guardianship, charity and waqf.Timestamps00:00 – Teaser: Cats, Inheritance and Tax 00:46 – Sponsor: Kestrl, the Muslim Money App01:18 – Why Muslim Families Need to Protect Their Wealth05:55 – What Makes a Will Islamic?07:03 – The Two Cats Set to Receive £350,00008:39 – Why So Few Muslims Have Wills11:21 – What Happens If You Die Without a Will?14:25 – Why Sons Receive Double Their Daughters’ Share17:57 – Two Brothers Divided by Their Father’s Estate21:06 – “Allah’s Will or Your Will?”25:13 – The Woman Who Chose to Give Her Abusive Husband a Share27:02 – Can the Taxman Get More Than Your Children?29:17 – Using Trusts to Protect an Inheritance33:33 – Writing His Own Father’s Will38:24 – The £16 Million Estate and Homemade Will40:23 – Why Choosing the Right Trustee Matters42:28 – Who Would Look After Your Children?45:24 – Water Wells, Charity and Waqf48:09 – How to Start Making an Islamic Will51:31 – Haroon’s Final Advice for Families56:23 – Can Leaving a Third to Charity Hurt Your Heirs?57:35 – The First Podcast Injury—and Haroon Jokes About Suing58:22 – A Widow’s Three-Year Fight for Her Inheritance1:00:03 – Who Should Inherit a Family Business?1:01:40 – The House That Keeps Giving to Charity1:03:26 – Outro#islamicinheritance #inheritancetax #haroonrashid #muslimfinance #islamicfinance #halalfinance #waqfboard #sadaqahjariyah #inheritanceinislam #muslimfamilies #ukmuslims #Kestrl

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  Episode #67

  Islam’s Hardest Money Questions: Riba, Mortgages, Inheritance & AI | Mufti Faraz Adam | Ep 67

  Sep 21, 20261h 46mS1

  Is modern interest really the same as riba? Do women actually inherit less than men in Islam? Does the famous mortgage fatwa still apply today? What do you truly own when you buy shares? And could AI ever replace a qualified Mufti?Mufti Faraz cuts through the slogans and explores the principles, context and uncomfortable details behind the rulings Muslims often repeat without questioning. LEARN ISLAMIC FINANCE WITH MUFTI FARAZ ADAMThe first cohort is limited to 50 people.Register your interest:https://funny-begin-011030--replace-component-footer-riicyelk7.framer.app/learn Timestamps 00:00 – Teaser: Inheritance, Riba, Mortgages and Political Zakat 01:04 – Sponsor: Kestrl – The Muslim Money App 01:36 – AI, Islam and the Biggest Questions in Islamic Finance 02:16 – Welcome to Muslim Money Talk 03:03 – Introducing Mufti Faraz Adam 06:55 – Is AI Good or Bad for Islam? 09:18 – Can AI Make Islamic Knowledge More Accessible? 11:31 – Did Muslims Really Ban the Printing Press? 14:40 – Does the Muslim World Need Its Own AI Models? 18:03 – When AI Gets Islamic Home Finance Wrong 20:05 – Could AI Ever Replace a Scholar? 27:03 – We Ask ChatGPT if It Can Become a Mufti 29:05 – Why an AI-Generated Fatwa Is Not a Fatwa 32:31 – The Biggest Islamic Finance Questions from Muslims 33:02 – Is Modern Interest the Same as Quranic Riba? 34:19 – The Three Forms of Riba in Pre-Islamic Arabia 36:55 – Why Islam Prohibits Earning Money Through Time 41:22 – Why the Arguments for Interest Sound Convincing 44:20 – Islamic Mortgages and the “Two Contracts” Criticism 45:58 – Is a Small Amount of Interest Still Riba? 50:43 – Idealism vs Pragmatism in Islamic Finance 57:13 – Do Women Really Inherit Less Than Men? 59:10 – The Cases Where Women Inherit More Than Men 01:05:25 – Could a Fully Sharia-Compliant Economy Ever Exist? 01:08:00 – Can Zakat Be Used for Political Campaigning? 01:16:50 – Who Actually Qualifies to Receive Zakat? 01:20:10 – Are Halal Stock-Screening Rules Arbitrary? 01:21:02 – What Do You Actually Own When Buying Shares? 01:23:06 – Where the 5%, 30% and 33% Rules Came From 01:28:20 – Should Halal Stock-Screening Rules Change? 01:29:16 – Is the Famous Mortgage Fatwa Now Outdated? 01:34:32 – Introducing the Kestrl Learn Islamic Finance Course 01:36:51 – The Future of Kestrl and Islamic Finance 01:39:09 – What the UK Can Learn from Islamic-Finance Unicorns 01:41:09 – Web3, Crypto and the Future of Muslim Money 01:43:33 – Final Message: Muslims Must Build Systems 01:45:06 – Outro THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY KESTRLKestrl is the Muslim money app helping you spend, save and grow your wealth without compromising your values.Order your watermelon-themed debit card, earn Sharia-compliant rewards and screen your spending against the causes that matter to you.Download Kestrl on the App Store or Google Play:https://kestrl.io/In this episode:• Is interest actually riba?• Why Islamic rulings require more than simple definitions• Whether women really receive less inheritance• The mortgage fatwa Muslims are still using decades later• What shareholders truly own when buying stocks• Whether halal-investing thresholds need to change• Why AI-generated answers cannot replace qualified scholarship• The future of Islamic finance educationTimestamps coming soon.#IslamicFinance #Riba #HalalInvesting #MuslimMoneyTalk #MuftiFarazAdam #HalalFinance #IslamicBanking #MuslimFinance #IslamAndMoney #InterestInIslam #HalalMortgage #IslamicMortgage #InheritanceInIslam #IslamicInheritance #WomenInIslam #MuslimInvesting #StocksInIslam #ShariahCompliant #ShariahFinance #EthicalInvesting #AIFatwa #AIAndIslam #IslamicScholar #Fatwa #PersonalFinance #Zakat #Waqf #Takaful #MuslimPodcast #Kestrl

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  Episode #66

  Mosques Are Richer Than You Think: The Lost Power of Waqf | Maulana Tahir Talati Ep 66

  Sep 14, 20261h 29mS1

  In this episode of Muslim Money Talk, Areeb Siddiqui sits down with Moulana Tahir Talati (Islamic scholar, finance professional, and co-founder of National Waqf) to explore one of the most powerful yet forgotten concepts in Islamic finance: the Waqf (charitable endowment). This episode is brought to you by Kestrl — the app helping Muslims spend, save, and grow their wealth without compromise. Order your watermelon-themed debit card, earn Sharia-compliant rewards, and screen your spending against your values. Download on the App Store or Google Play. https://kestrl.io/Timestamps00:00 – Teaser: Why Do Mosques with Millions Still Fundraise for Bills?01:20 – Sponsor: Kestrl – The Muslim Money App01:56 – Welcome & Introducing Molana Taher Talati03:14 – Molana Taher’s Journey: Combining Traditional Alimiyyah & Finance04:59 – The Problem with Modern Charity & How National Waqf Was Born07:34 – What is a Waqf? Linguistic & Legal Definition09:14 – Asset-Based vs. Usufruct Waqf: How Endowments Actually Work10:40 – Moving from One-Off Donations to Sustainable, Perpetual Giving13:08 – The Prophetic Vision: Hadith of Umar (RA) & Historical Origins16:00 – The Waqf of the Sahabah & The 1,400-Year Legacy of the Well of Uthman (RA)19:18 – Ibn Battuta’s Travels: The Peak of Waqf & Creative Endowments24:50 – How Colonial Powers Systematically Dismantled Waqf in Algeria & India30:30 – The Attack on Family Waqfs & The Loss of Community Independence33:38 – Modern Endowments: How the West Took the Waqf Model37:15 – Did Oxford, Cambridge & Western Trusts Originate from Waqf?40:05 – Inside the National Waqf Model: 50/50 Growth & Grant Reinvestment45:49 – The 6 Priority Areas for Empowering UK Muslims49:32 – Housing, Student Finance & Muslim Financial Empowerment52:22 – Could the UK Government Adopt an Endowment-Style Sovereign Wealth Fund?57:30 – Shifting from First-Generation Survival to Strategic Community Institutions01:00:17 – The UK Waqf Summit & Integrating Islamic Fintech01:03:10 – The Mosque Dilemma: Helping Masajid Build Endowments01:08:40 – Q&A: Property Strategy & Risk-Averse Shariah Investments01:10:12 – Family Waqfs & The Private Endowment (100% Donation Policy)01:14:11 – The Power of Pooled Investments & Overcoming Duplication01:20:23 – Social Investments: How Mosques Can Fund Each Other01:25:35 – Digital Banking for Charities & The Future of Kestrl01:28:28 – Outro & Final Thoughts#islamicfinance #waqfboard #halalinvestment #sadaqahjariyah #money #investment

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  Episode #65

  586 Miles of Wisdom: What 3 CEOs Really Talk About Ep 65

  Aug 18, 202645 minS1

  What do three CEOs actually talk about when the cameras are off? We’re on a 586-mile road trip to Manchester to dive deep into the future of Halal finance, the reality of raising capital in the Ummah, and one legendary 3 AM marriage proposal. This episode is brought to you by Kestrl — the app helping Muslims spend, save, and grow their wealth without compromise. Order your watermelon-themed debit card, earn Sharia-compliant rewards, and screen your spending against your values. Download on the App Store or Google Play. https://kestrl.io/Timestamps00:00 – Opening Hook: Balancing Pragmatism and Purity in Islamic Finance00:48 – Intro: The Road Trip to Manchester for the Muslim CEOs Collective01:48 – Kestrl Spotlight: Sharia-compliant rewards and the watermelon card03:35 – The 2026 Landscape: A new wave of Islamic Fintech boundaries04:33 – Deep Dive: Stride Up’s £250M Sukuk and capital market maturity06:20 – Medina Angels: Solving the "Access to Capital" pain point for founders09:05 – The Fundraising Reality: Why raising from the community can be a challenge11:15 – The Circular Economy: Unlocking £14B in idle Muslim wealth15:40 – Pitch Deck Analysis: What makes a standout startup for investors?18:40 – Why Medina Angels backed Kestrl: Innovation in Neo-banking20:18 – The Identity Shift: Beling and Islamophobia in the UK22:45 – Running away vs. Building: Our responsibility as entrepreneurs25:15 – Raising kids in the age of AI and racism26:45 – The "Bollywood" Story: Raza’s incredible 3 AM marriage proposal34:05 – Marriage Advice: 20 years of wisdom and the "Pious Pillar"36:55 – The Startup Spouse: Managing shaky pillars in your life37:50 – Corporate vs. Entrepreneurship: The early opportunity cost39:50 – Pit Stop: Omar Khalil joins to discuss Retail Market trends44:10 – The Ambassadors of Ethics: Lessons from the markets of Medina45:15 – Outro: Mukbang and closing thoughtsKestrl App Links:Download Kestrl (iOS & Android): https://kestrl.io/downloadKestrl Website: https://kestrl.io/Social Media Handles:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kestrl.io/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kestrl/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kestrl.ioGuest Information (from this episode):Abdul-Haseeb Basett (Muslim CEOs Collective): https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulhaseebbasett/Raza (Fithar): https://www.linkedin.com/in/raza-khan-fithar/Medina Angels: https://medinaangels.com/#islamicfinance #muslimentrepreneurs #Kestrl #halalinvesting #startuplife

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