Is TIM SA (Brazil) (TIMB) stock Halal?

TIM SA (Brazil) represents U.S.-traded depositary receipts tied to the Brazilian telecommunications company TIM with each receipt corresponding to five underlying common shares. Its primary purpose is to provide international investors dollar-denominated access to TIM’s equity, with dividends and trading conducted in U.S. dollars and administered by a global depositary bank. As a major player in wireless telecommunication services, the company focuses on mobile connectivity, data services, and digital solutions across Brazil, serving consumers and enterprises. For Muslim investors, though, the most pressing question is simpler: is TIM SA (Brazil) a Halal investment?

Is TIM SA (Brazil) Shariah compliant?

Connecting people is a permissible business, so carriers and satellite operators like TIM SA (Brazil) rarely trouble the activity screen. The exposure is infrastructure: networks are among the most capital hungry assets in any market, usually debt financed, and AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 caps interest bearing borrowing at 30% of market capitalisation, the screen that decides most telecom verdicts.

Does TIM SA (Brazil) pass the business activity test?

Yes. In the September 2026 screening TIM SA (Brazil) holds an overall PASS, which a stock only earns when its core business clears the activity screen. The service itself, carrying calls and data, raises no Shariah objection; the scrutiny belongs to the debt financed network behind it.

Is TIM SA (Brazil)'s income Halal?

Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. TIM SA (Brazil)'s income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the September 2026 screening, and the small impure portion is handled through purification: the factor of 95.33% tells holders of TIMB what share of each dividend to keep and what remainder to donate to charity.

Does TIM SA (Brazil) meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?

Yes. Both caps hold this month: interest bearing investments and interest bearing debt each stay below 30% of market capitalisation. Because the caps move with the share price, our Shariah Supervisory Board has TIMB re-screened every month, and the result above always shows the latest verdict.

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