AAOIFI Shari'a screening · Reviewed September 16, 2026
Is NVDA halal in 2026?
NVIDIA (NVDA) is rated Halal on AAOIFI Shari'a screening as of October 2026. Direct verdict, ratios vs thresholds, how to purify, and the scholars who back it.
Yes. NVIDIA (NVDA) is currently halal under AAOIFI Shari'a Standard No. 21: HalalScreener rates it Halal, 95 out of 100, grade A+, on a screen dated October 4, 2026. Its core business is permissible (GPU design and AI compute), interest-bearing debt is 0.6% of market cap against a 30% limit, and non-permissible income is well clear of the limit. Purify the non-permissible-income share of dividends and realized gains.
Live screen
| Verdict | Halal |
| Score | 95/100 |
| Grade | A+ |
| Interest-bearing debt / market cap | 0.6% (< 30%) |
| Interest-bearing deposits | well clear of the limit |
| Prohibited income | well clear of the limit |
| Screened | October 4, 2026 |
NVIDIA designs graphics processors and AI accelerators. The underlying business (chips, software, and data-center compute) is permissible under AAOIFI Shari'a Standard No. 21. There are no prohibited revenue streams (no alcohol, no conventional finance, no gambling).
On the quantitative side, NVDA's interest-bearing debt is 0.6% of market capitalization, far below the 30% AAOIFI threshold, and interest-bearing deposits and securities are well clear of the limit. Non-permissible income, primarily interest on cash reserves, is well clear of the limit (the 5% threshold).
Like most large U.S. corporations, NVDA holds material cash reserves that earn interest, so the conservative practice is to purify the non-permissible-income share shown on the live NVDA page from dividends received and capital gains realized. This is consistent with the Wahed / FCNA / Amana methodology.
Methodology
Verdict applies the methodology of AAOIFI Shari'a Standard No. 21: Financial Papers (Shares and Bonds): qualitative screening for prohibited business activities, plus three quantitative caps. Interest-bearing debt < 30% of market cap, interest-bearing securities < 30%, and non-permissible income < 5% of revenue.
Sources and scholars
- Wahed Invest Shari'a Board
- Amana Mutual Funds (Saturna) Shari'a Supervisory Board
- Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) on quantitative screening
Frequently asked
Is NVDA halal in 2026?
Yes. NVDA passes AAOIFI quantitative thresholds: interest-bearing debt is 0.6% of market cap (against a 30% cap), interest-bearing securities are well clear of the limit, and non-permissible income is well clear of the limit (a 5% cap). On a October 4, 2026 screen HalalScreener rates it Halal, 95 out of 100. Purification of the small non-permissible-income share is recommended.
How much should I purify from NVDA dividends?
Purify the share of dividends and realized capital gains that matches NVDA's non-permissible income ratio. That ratio moves with every quarterly filing, so use the live NVDA page or HalalScreener's purification calculator for an exact figure based on your position size.
Does AAOIFI consider NVIDIA's AI products to be permissible?
Yes. GPU design and AI compute are permissible activities under AAOIFI Shari'a Standard No. 21. The ethical concerns sometimes raised about specific applications of AI fall outside the scope of corporate-level Shari'a screening.
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