A project of CIEA
A standard worth earning
A Shariah business check for Muslim businesses across Australia: a clear verdict, a certificate you can be proud of and a seal your customers learn to trust.
التاجرُ الصَّدوقُ الأمينُ معَ النبيِّينَ والصِّدِّيقينَ والشُّهَداءِ
“The truthful, trustworthy merchant will be with the Prophets, the Siddiqin and the martyrs.”
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, narrated in al-Tirmidhi
The Siddiq Standard is CIEA’s Shariah business check for Muslim businesses. It is not a product certificate.
CIEA’s Shariah board examines how your business actually operates: its structure, financing, income sources, contracts, insurance, marketing and zakat, then issues a clear, scholar-signed verdict.
Where the structure holds, you receive a written certificate and the right to display the seal. Where it does not, you get a plain account of what needs to change and why. No endorsement is given until it does.
Who it is for
Startups and entrepreneurs
Structure, funding and agreements checked before habits set in.
Trades, stores and service providers
Accountants, lawyers, clinics, retailers and hospitality businesses.
Gig and ride-hailing earners
Income across apps, platforms and multiple streams.
Digital and marketing businesses
Software, e-commerce, agencies and creators.
Certainty for your earnings
Know where your income stands. No more guessing whether that loan, that insurance policy or that contract was right.
A covenant worth living up to
Fourteen centuries ago, the Prophet ﷺ promised the truthful, trustworthy merchant a place with the Prophets, the Siddiqin and the martyrs. The Siddiq Standard exists so a business can live up to that station, and show it.
A mark of integrity your customers recognise
The seal on your website or storefront says plainly that this business has been checked. In a market of unverified claims, that is a real difference.
Hidden risks, found and fixed
Riba in financing, conventional insurance, unclear or unfair contract terms: the check surfaces them and gives a clear path to correction.
Credibility that compounds
As Shariah-conscious customers, platforms and fintech ecosystems grow in Australia, checked businesses will be the ones trusted first.
The Siddiq Standard is not a private checklist. CIEA’s scholars assess your business against the leading Shariah standards, applied to the Australian context.
CIEA’s Shariah board, scholars qualified in classical jurisprudence and contemporary finance, applies these standards with CIEA’s finance and legal teams.
The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions, based in Bahrain, publishes the global benchmark for Islamic finance: a suite of more than 100 standards covering Shariah, accounting, governance and ethics.
The Islamic Financial Services Board, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, is an international standard-setting body for Islamic financial services: prudential regulation, risk management and Shariah governance for institutions and markets worldwide. The Siddiq Standard is informed by its published standards.
If the check finds issues, you receive a plain account of what needs to change and why, with guidance on how to fix it. Certification is issued only when the structure holds.
Have a question first? Email [email protected].
Answer ten questions to identify topics for a conversation with CIEA. See your summary straight away, without entering your email.
A free discovery call with the CIEA team: a quick look at your structure and contracts, and a straight answer on where you stand.
Get in touchA comprehensive review by CIEA’s Shariah board and finance and legal teams: structure, financing, income, contracts, insurance, marketing and zakat.
Book a free 15-minute discovery callWritten Shariah certification, a certificate valid for twelve months, and the seal.
Get in touchEarn the seal. Wear it with pride.
No. The Siddiq Standard checks how your business operates: structure, financing, income, contracts, insurance, marketing and zakat. We can refer you for halal food certification where that is what you need.
Legal structure, financing and debt arrangements, income sources, key contracts and terms, insurance arrangements, marketing ethics and zakat obligations.
The free self-check takes about two minutes and gives you topics to discuss. You can also start directly with a free 15-minute discovery call; the formal check depends on your business, with a quick turnaround.
The self-check and the discovery call are free. The formal check’s cost depends on your business: book a free 15-minute discovery call to find out more.
Yes. Multiple app-based income streams can be reviewed and certified. Many checks start with exactly this situation.
You receive a plain account of what needs to change and why, plus guidance on how to fix it. The certificate is issued only when the structure holds.
Twelve months, renewable through an annual review.
Australia is our home focus.
The Siddiq Standard
The check certifies the business.
The Ihsan Framework
The training builds the character that keeps it.
Most Muslim businesses have never been checked. Be the one that was.
Start a conversation
Tell us a little about your business and what you would like to discuss.
CIEA will respond to arrange the next step. Sending an enquiry does not book an appointment.
