Table 3

Functions of Sharīʿah committee

Responses frequency
NoQuestions12345Mean Score
Panel A: Sharīʿah compliance
1Adhering strictly to the guidelines of the Sharīʿah Governance of the Central Bank00012754.862
2Issuing Sharīʿah-compliant ruling on new products0039754.828
3Advising Board and management on Sharīʿah matters0039754.828
4Advising on the Sharīʿah compliance of bank operations00216694.770
5Assessing work carried out by Sharīʿah audit and Sharīʿah review units20318644.632
6Finding solutions to non-compliant transactions01228564.598
 Average score     4.731
Panel B: Banking operations
7Advising on the Sharīʿah compliance of bank operations00216694.770
8Endorsing and validating documentation on products and services2166724.667
9Endorsing and validating internal policies00526564.586
10Endorsing and validating marketing brochures13716604.506
 Average score     4.632
Panel C: Risk management
11Discussing reports from the bank's risk committee672029253.690
12Advising banks on handling operation risks6132430143.379
13Advising banks on banks' risk tolerance13192018173.081
14Advising banks on credit risks191740832.529
 Average score     3.170
Panel D: New product development
15Participating in the creation of new products3132634113.425
16Assessing the viability of new products1836419102.621
17Modifying products to improve profitability1627212122.609
18Fine-tuning existing products to make them more marketable1339151282.575
 Average score     2.807
Panel E: Financial performance
19Discussing the charges for banks products and services392130243.724
20Analysing banks' profit and loss performance2721201452.414
21Analysing banks' turnover or sales173529512.287
22Analysing returns to shareholders3426151022.081
 Average score     2.626

Note(s): Responses 1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Neither agree or disagree; 4 = Agree; and 5 = Strongly agree

Source(s): Authors' own (Based on survey results)

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