Is Paramount Global (PARA) stock halal?

Paramount Global is not considered halal under the mainstream standards. HalalGauge screens PARA under AAOIFI, Mufti Taqi Usmani, S&P DJIM, Ja'fari and the strict view, citing every threshold to its primary source.

Is PARA halal under Mufti Taqi Usmani?

Under Mufti Taqi Usmani's methodology, PARA is not halal. Interest-bearing debt / market cap 232.2% (limit 30%); Cash + interest-bearing securities / market cap 46.8% (limit 30%); Illiquid (tangible) assets / total assets 11.0% (limit 20%)

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Is Paramount Global (PARA) halal?

Paramount Global is not considered halal under the mainstream standards. Below is the verdict under each of the five mainstream scholarly standards, with the deciding numbers and the source behind every threshold.

PARA verdict by standard · 0 halal · 0 borderline · 5 not halal

AAOIFI Standard
Interest-bearing debt / market cap 232.2% (limit 30%); Cash + interest-bearing securities / market cap 46.8% (limit 30%)
Not halal
Mufti Taqi Usmani (stricter Hanafi)
Interest-bearing debt / market cap 232.2% (limit 30%); Cash + interest-bearing securities / market cap 46.8% (limit 30%); Illiquid (tangible) assets / total assets 11.0% (limit 20%)
Not halal
Dow Jones Islamic Market
Interest-bearing debt / market cap 232.2% (limit 33%); Cash + interest-bearing securities / market cap 46.8% (limit 33%); Accounts receivable / market cap 107.5% (limit 33%)
Not halal
Ja'fari (Sistani-aligned)
Interest-bearing debt / market cap 232.2% (limit 33%); Cash + interest-bearing securities / market cap 46.8% (limit 33%)
Not halal
Strict / zero-tolerance
Impermissible income / revenue 0.5% (limit 0%); Interest-bearing debt / market cap 232.2% (limit 0%); Cash + interest-bearing securities / market cap 46.8% (limit 0%)
Not halal

The numbers behind the verdict

Interest-bearing debt / market cap: 232.2%
Cash + securities / market cap: 46.8%
Receivables / market cap: 107.5%
Impermissible income / revenue: 0.5%
Illiquid (tangible) assets / total: 11.0%

Thresholds and methodology differ by scholar — e.g. AAOIFI caps interest-bearing debt at 30% of market cap, DJIM at 33%, and Mufti Taqi additionally requires tangible assets to be at least 20% of total assets. That's why two screeners can disagree on the same stock.

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Sources

AAOIFI: AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds)
Mufti Taqi: Mufti Taqi Usmani — published equity-screening rulings (illiquid-asset rule)
DJIM: S&P Dow Jones Islamic Market Indices — Index Methodology (Shariah Screening)
Ja'fari: Ayatollah Sistani — Code of Practice (sistani.org)
Strict: Minority scholars holding zero-tolerance on riba exposure
Financials: Q4 2025 filing

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