Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is consistently among the most-asked halal-screening questions. In 2026, MSFT is permissible to hold, with purification on dividends.
Business activity: Microsoft's primary revenue lines (software, cloud services, devices, gaming) are not prohibited categories. The screen clears at the business-activity layer.
Financial ratios: Microsoft's interest-bearing debt sits below the 30% market-cap threshold under AAOIFI Standard 21. Interest income from cash and treasury holdings is below the 5% of revenue threshold. The ratio screen clears.
Purification: Microsoft pays a modest dividend with a small incidental impure-income component. Holders purify per the published rate from their screening source. Halal ETFs and mutual funds that hold MSFT publish per-share purification disclosures annually.
This editorial assessment uses publicly-available AAOIFI methodology and Microsoft's published financial statements. A Mufti-signed ruling on MSFT specifically will replace this article when corpus content covers it.