Applicability of electronic administrative contract: analysis from islamic (law) shari’ah perspective

Abstract

A new type of contract accompanied the emergence of the information revolution in communication technology concluded using advanced and modern electronic media, foremost of which is the internet. The developments in communication technology have increased and facilitated trading worldwide and contributed to electronic contracts' appearance. This paper aims to analyze the concept and the applicability of electronic administrative contracts from the islamic law of contract perspectives (shari'ah). Therefore, certain restricted requirements and conditions have been discussed in this article to protect and provide evidence to the electronic contract's users. It then considers the legitimacy of electronic administrative contracts, whether it complies with those specified requirements based on islamic law.