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IjaraCDC Auto Financing

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Kyle Natter

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Reviewed by: HalalWallet Editorial Team•Last reviewed: 2026-10-06•Disclosure: Featured partners may compensate HalalWallet for clicks. Editorial policy and full disclosures.

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Auto Conversion Program: converts an existing interest-bearing car loan into a riba-free Ijara (rent-on-property) structure - the car is placed in a trust and the loan restructured, with the same payment and term. One-time $295 fee plus $7.50/month admin fee. Not purchase financing: IjaraCDC's own site lists "Islamic Auto Finance" as coming soon and not currently available.

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What is the IjaraCDC Auto Financing?

Auto Conversion Program: converts an existing interest-bearing car loan into a riba-free Ijara (rent-on-property) structure - the car is placed in a trust and the loan restructured, with the same payment and term. 50/month admin fee.

  • Contract structure: Ijara.
  • Available in all 50 states.
  • Shariah oversight disclosed: Formal Board (fatwa published).
  • HalalWallet Index grade for IjaraCDC in Vehicle Financing: A.
  • Verified against IjaraCDC's published materials on 2026-10-06.

Source: HalalWallet (halalwallet.us)

Key facts

Structure
Ijara
Program type
Auto Conversion
Maximum amount
N/A - wraps your existing loan
Minimum down payment
N/A - converts your existing loan
Terms
Keeps your existing loan's rate and term
Minimum credit score
No minimum (no credit check required)
Monthly fee
$7.50/month administration fee
Vehicle types
Conversion of existing auto loans (any vehicle with a loan)
Availability
all 50 states
Shariah oversight
Formal Board
Provider founded
2005
Last verified
2026-10-06

Facts are taken from IjaraCDC's published product materials and were last verified on 2026-10-06. Fields the provider does not publish are omitted rather than estimated.

Our take

A conversion, not a car loan: your existing auto loan is restructured into rent-on-property held in trust, payment unchanged, for $295 plus $7.50 a month. For Muslims uneasy about an interest-bearing loan they already carry, it's the only US product of its kind we've catalogued. If you're shopping for a car today, though, you'll still need to arrange the purchase first - halal purchase financing remains 'coming soon.'

Strengths

  • Converts an existing car loan to a riba-free structure with no new loan or credit check
  • Same payment and term - only the structure changes
  • Transparent flat pricing: one-time $295 fee plus $7.50/month
  • No requalification risk - no credit check, appraisal, or income documents required

Watch-outs

  • Not purchase financing - you must already have the car loan
  • Islamic auto purchase financing is listed as coming soon, not available today
  • The admin fee slightly raises total cost versus doing nothing

Is the IjaraCDC Auto Financing halal?

This is a conversion program, not purchase financing - IjaraCDC's own site lists Islamic auto purchase finance as coming soon - and its halal case rests on changing what your existing payment buys. The car is placed in a single-asset trust and the US loan is restructured so the identical payment, over the identical term, becomes rent on the vehicle rather than interest on money: IjaraCDC's published test for riba is not the amount of the return but whether it is charged against property (trade) or against money (riba). No new loan is created and no credit check is run. The cost is flat and disclosed: a one-time $295 fee plus a $7.50/month administration fee. Mufti Mohammed-Umer Esmail issued the fatwa for the Conversion Product in 2009, within a contract lineage running from the 1995 Dallah Al Baraka fatwa (Taqi Usmani and Nizam Yaquby among the signatories) to Mufti Muneer Akhoon's 2012 update. The honest caveats: the conversion method is proprietary - primary documents are shared only under NDA - your original lender remains the investor, and the administration fee means the converted structure costs slightly more than doing nothing; what you are buying is the removal of riba from the payment, not a better deal on the car.

Shariah oversight disclosed by IjaraCDC

IjaraCDC maintains a standing Sharia Advisory Board chaired since 2012 by Mufti Muneer Ahmed Akhoon - Karachi-trained (he studied under Taqi Usmani, among others) and Director of Religious Affairs at the Westchester Muslim Center in Mt. Vernon, NY - who issued the current fatwa on the finance documents. Shaykh Mufti Mohammed-Umer Esmail, a Canadian-born scholar with 13 years of formal Shariah study who also trained under Justice Taqi Usmani, has served as Sharia Advisor since 2009 and issued the fatwa for the Conversion Product; Imam Yahya Abdullah (joined 2013) and Imam Mohamed Radwan Mardini (joined 2015) complete the board. The underlying Lease to Purchase contract carries a documented fatwa lineage: the original 1995 Dallah Al Baraka fatwa (Sh. Muhammad Taqi Usmani, Sh. Nizam Yaquby, Dr. Abdus Sattar Abu Ghuddah, Sh. Abdullah Al Mannae), updated in 1997 for the United Bank of Kuwait's Al-Manzil program, in 2003 for University Bank (Yusuf DeLorenzo, Nizam Yaquby), reviewed in 2006 by Dr. Ahmed Shleibak, extended in 2009 with Esmail's Conversion fatwa, and reissued in 2012 by Akhoon. The current fatwa is downloadable in English, French, and Spanish, and IjaraCDC states the approval covers use in both the USA and Canada. Two honest caveats: Taqi Usmani approved the original 1995 contract but does not serve on IjaraCDC's board (the site says so explicitly), and the primary contract documents - trust agreement, lease, and Promise to Purchase - are released for review only under a signed NDA.

Sharia Advisory Board chaired by Mufti Muneer Akhoon. Shaykh Mufti Mohammed-Umer Esmail serves as advisor.

HalalWallet reports the Shariah documentation a provider publishes. We do not issue certifications; consult a qualified scholar for a personal ruling.

What you get

  • Converts an existing interest-bearing car loan into a riba-free Ijara - the car is placed in a single-asset trust
  • Same payment and same term - only the structure changes
  • No new loan and no credit check
  • One-time $295 fee plus $7.50/month administration fee
  • Purchase financing ('Islamic Auto Finance') listed as coming soon - this is a conversion program only

Cost and terms

Transparent flat pricing: a one-time $295 conversion fee plus a $7.50/month administration fee (verified 2026-08-05). Your existing loan's payment and term stay the same - the conversion changes the structure, not the economics, so the total cost is your current loan plus those fees. No credit check, appraisal, or income documentation.

How it compares

Other vehicle financing providers we list in the U.S., ordered by HalalWallet Index grade.

ProductStructureShariah oversightAvailabilityGrade
IjaraCDC Auto Financing (this page)IjaraFormal Boardall 50 statesA
UIF Auto FinancingHybrid Partnership–Installment SaleFormal Board4 statesA
Jafari Credit Union Auto FinancingQard HasanNo Public ReviewTexas—
SP ZeroFinance Sharia-Compliant Auto FinancingIjarah & MurabahaThird-Party CertifiedFlorida—
Bank of Whittier RF Automobile Financing (New Cars)RF (Riba Free) financing, LARIBA disciplineThird-Party Certifiedall 50 statesB

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Where it's available

IjaraCDC lists the Auto Financing as available in all 50 states.

All 50 states

Availability may vary by product and can change; verify with IjaraCDC before applying.

Frequently asked questions

Is the IjaraCDC Auto Financing halal?

This is a conversion program, not purchase financing - IjaraCDC's own site lists Islamic auto purchase finance as coming soon - and its halal case rests on changing what your existing payment buys. Contract structure: Ijara. Shariah oversight disclosed by IjaraCDC: Formal Board. IjaraCDC publishes a fatwa or Shariah certificate for this product. HalalWallet reports what the provider documents; we do not certify products.

How does the IjaraCDC Auto Financing work?

Auto Conversion Program: converts an existing interest-bearing car loan into a riba-free Ijara (rent-on-property) structure - the car is placed in a trust and the loan restructured, with the same payment and term. 50/month admin fee. Not purchase financing: IjaraCDC's own site lists "Islamic Auto Finance" as coming soon and not currently available.

What does the IjaraCDC Auto Financing cost?

Transparent flat pricing: a one-time $295 conversion fee plus a $7.50/month administration fee (verified 2026-08-05). Your existing loan's payment and term stay the same - the conversion changes the structure, not the economics, so the total cost is your current loan plus those fees. No credit check, appraisal, or income documentation.

What are the minimums for the IjaraCDC Auto Financing?

As published by IjaraCDC: minimum down payment N/A - converts your existing loan; minimum credit score No minimum (no credit check required). Confirm current requirements with IjaraCDC before applying.

Where is the IjaraCDC Auto Financing available?

IjaraCDC lists this product as available in all 50 states. Availability can change and may differ by state; verify directly with IjaraCDC.

What are the alternatives to the IjaraCDC Auto Financing?

In the same category we also list UIF Auto Financing (HalalWallet Index A), Jafari Credit Union Auto Financing, SP ZeroFinance Sharia-Compliant Auto Financing. Compare every option side by side on our Halal Auto Financing hub.

When was this IjaraCDC product information last verified?

HalalWallet last verified the IjaraCDC Auto Financing details against IjaraCDC's published materials on 2026-10-06. Rates, fees, and availability can change after that date.

How to use this comparison: HalalWallet is an independent educational comparison platform - by design, we do not provide financial, legal, or religious advice. We do the research homework so your final checks are quick and personal.

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Reviewed by: HalalWallet Editorial Team

Last reviewed: 2026-10-06

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