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Is Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) stock Halal?

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Shariah-Compliant
Not Shariah

Bank of Nova Scotia is a prominent financial institution headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Offering a comprehensive range of financial services, Scotiabank caters to individual consumers as well as business clients, with operations spanning personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is Bank of Nova Scotia stock Halal?

Is Bank of Nova Scotia Shariah compliant?

In financial services the activity screen carries the verdict more often than anywhere else: AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 draws a hard line between fee based, permissible services and earning Riba as a business model. For Bank of Nova Scotia, that distinction comes first, with the debt and investment ratios behind it.

Does Bank of Nova Scotia pass the business activity test?

The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Bank of Nova Scotia currently fails the non-permissible income and interest-bearing debt screens, so the overall verdict is not compliant regardless of the business itself. The watch item in this sector is the sharpest of all: revenue must come from permissible services, not from lending at interest.

Is Bank of Nova Scotia's income Halal?

No. Bank of Nova Scotia's income from impermissible sources currently exceeds AAOIFI's 5% revenue ceiling, which makes the stock non-compliant on this screen regardless of the others. The screen is reassessed monthly, so the status can change when new financial statements arrive.

Does Bank of Nova Scotia meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?

Not in full. Interest bearing debt currently exceeds the 30% cap, while the other ratio stays within it. One breach is enough to fail the screening; the ratios are reassessed monthly under our Shariah Supervisory Board.

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Our Shariah Supervisory Board brings together respected Islamic scholars who oversee our products and operations, ensuring Shariah compliance remains central to everything we do.

Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Sultan

Sheikh Muhammad
Ahmad Sultan

Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Sultan

Sheikh Dr. Irshad
Ahmad Aijaz

Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Sultan

Sheikh Dr. Salah Fahad
Al Shalhoob

Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Sultan

Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Sultan

Masters in Fiqh and Usool ul Fiqh • 15+ years in GCC Islamic finance

Sheikh Dr. Irshad Ahmad Aijaz

Sheikh Dr. Irshad Ahmad Aijaz

Ph.D., Jamia Dar-ul-Uloom • Chairman, Shariah Advisory Committee, State Bank of Pakistan

Sheikh Dr. Salah Fahad Al Shalhoob

Sheikh Dr. Salah Fahad Al Shalhoob

Ph.D., University of Edinburgh • Assistant Professor, KFUPM

Page 1 of the Shariyah Review Bureau Opinion on Sharia Compliance issued to Tabadulat Limited, UID TBD-4392-02-02-07-25

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