The Role of Sharia in Preventing Deception (Al-Khelabah) in Islamic Transactions

The research dealt with the subject of cheating in contemporary financial contracts and transactions, in terms of clarifying the reality of cheating and differentiating it from other similar terms. Besides, conditions and controls to achieve the description of cheating in transaction, then the conviction and penalty of cheating in Islam, the punishment of the cheater, the reasons for cheating, and its conditions in financial transactions. It also dealt with some forms of cheating in sales that are forbidden because they include deception, such as receiving trade caravans, najsh, and the sale of the unaware of price, then the cheating applications in contemporary financial transactions, as in selling the trade name and trademark, promotion and network marketing companies. The impact of the cheating on traditional and contemporary financial contracts and transactions was also discussed, and finally, ways to confront cheating in contemporary financial contracts and transactions were exposed through a statement of the physical, moral and financial penalties that are being undertaken in this regard.