MuslimFin Podcast: Islamic Finance
Islamic finance, halal investing and family wealth are explained by Ali Salie with expert guests from South Africa and around the world. The podcast covers Islamic banking, inheritance, business, ethical investing and legacy planning through clear educational conversations. It is general education only and not personal financial, legal, tax, estate or qualified Shariah advice.
Episodes
Community Leadership: What Running Clubs Teach Us About Legacy
What turns a running club into durable community infrastructure?Not the logo or race-day photographs, but committee decisions, volunteer hours, trained coaches, access and the quiet work that helps a beginner return.Ali Salie speaks with Cape Town athletics leader Zarina Meyer-Brewer about the journey toward the Nelson Mandela Marathon and the operational work behind participation.The conversation
Marital Regimes and Estate Planning in South Africa: Who Owns What?
Why does a marital-property regime matter in estate planning?Because ownership, accrual claims, liquidity and business control must be established before an inheritance process can be applied.Ali Salie and Ashraf Khan compare simplified South African marriage and estate scenarios to show why families with similar assets can face different outcomes. The episode distinguishes ownership from inherita
Islamic Inheritance Calculator: What It Can—and Cannot—Decide
What can an Islamic inheritance calculator help a family understand?It can organise asset, debt and family assumptions, illustrate potential shares and expose missing information. It cannot replace verified family facts, current South African legal and tax processes, a properly drafted estate plan or qualified Shariah guidance.In this practical demonstration, Ali Salie and Ashraf Khan explore Musl
Listed Property Investing in South Africa: What Role Can It Play?
How is listed property different from owning a home, shop or rental property directly?Listed property provides exposure to professionally managed real estate through securities, but it also carries equity-market volatility, leverage, interest-rate sensitivity and sector risk.Ali Salie and Siraj Buik speak with M&G portfolio manager Raghib Davids about the mechanics of listed property, the role of
Shariah-Compliant Investing: What Does the Label Actually Prove?
What does a Shariah-compliant investment label establish—and what must an investor still investigate?This MuslimFin conversation examines screening, purification, valuation, portfolio construction and the governance behind a faith-aligned equity process.Ali Salie is joined by Raees Mohammed and Maahir Jakoet in a discussion recorded around an Old Mutual Investment Group gathering in Cape Town. The
Irshaad Ally: Rebuilding After Addiction, Disruption and a Second Chance
What does rebuilding after addiction, interrupted education and career disruption actually require?In this candid conversation, actor Irshaad Ally reflects on rehabilitation, fatherhood, fitness, Muslim representation and the slow discipline of developing a creative career.Ali Salie explores how lived experience can deepen performance without becoming a simplified success story. The discussion als
Islamic Family Wealth That Lasts: Four Professional Lenses, One Decision
Families rarely lose continuity because they lacked one more product. More often, the missing layer is a shared language for purpose, risk, responsibility and succession.This live panel brings together perspectives from family governance, Islamic estate planning, investment management and professional advice to ask a practical question: what should a family put in motion now if it wants wealth to
Your Family Can’t Access Your Money When You Die — Here’s What Happens Next
Estate administration is where a family’s intentions meet documents, deadlines and real-world pressure.In this conversation, I sit down with fiduciary specialist Ashraf Khan to examine what happens after a death: locating records, identifying assets and liabilities, reporting the estate, appointing an executor, dealing with creditors and keeping the family informed while the formal process unfolds
The Will-Signing Mistake That Can Leave Your Estate Intestate | Ashraf Khan
What can make a will invalid in South Africa—and what happens when an Islamic will fails?Quick answer: a will can fail when the legal execution requirements are not followed, even when the document records the deceased person’s intentions. Missing or late witnesses, signing at different times, uncertainty about mental capacity, conflicting documents and unintended revocation can create serious con
Offshore Investing for South African Muslims: What Happens When You Die?
Offshore investing is often presented as a simple diversification decision. This conversation shows why the better starting point is not a percentage or product, but a sequence of questions: what is the family trying to achieve, which risks are being diversified, how will the structure be governed, and who owns the tax and estate review?I’m joined by offshore-investment practitioner Mahir Du Toit
Welcome to the MuslimFin Podcast
The MuslimFin Podcast is hosted by Ali Salie, founder of the MuslimFin Podcast and MuslimFin Family Office.From South Africa to a global audience, the show explores Islamic finance, family wealth, business, inheritance and legacy.Expect clear questions, thoughtful conversations and practical educational frameworks, together with lessons from Ali’s own journey building MuslimFin.Subscribe and join
