Top 7 Muslim Investors to Follow in 2026

The best way to learn halal investing is to watch people who actually do it, investors who build Shariah-compliant wealth in public and explain their thinking along the way. This isn't a list of the richest Muslims or a ranking of returns; it's a curated set of Muslim investors and educators, in no particular order, who share genuinely useful, faith-aligned investing knowledge in 2026. Follow a few, learn how they screen and decide, and you'll build both a portfolio and the judgment to run it.

Table of Contents

• How we chose these investors
• 1. Nur Ismoilov (Akinda)
• 2. Ibrahim Khan (Islamic Finance Guru)
• 3. Mohsin Patel (Islamic Finance Guru)
• 4. Rakaan Kayali (Practical Islamic Finance)
• 5. Muhammad Lambat
• 6. Ahmad Ayoubi (Nisba)
• 7. Mahmoud (The Halal Investor)
• What great halal investors have in common

How we chose these investors

We focused on Muslim investors who invest in line with Shariah and, crucially, teach others how to do the same, transparently and with sound reasoning. This is about learning, not hero-worship: we avoided anyone who promises returns or blurs the line between education and unregulated advice. Everyone here is worth following for how they think, not because they guarantee results. Treat their content as education and always do your own screening.

1. Nur Ismoilov (Akinda)

Founder and CEO of Akinda, Nur Ismoilov is a stock trader, author, and one of the leading halal investing educators for Uzbek- and Russian-speaking audiences. Through Akinda and his Nurinvest community, he brings Shariah screening and disciplined investing to Central Asia and the CIS, a region long underserved by English-only content, while building a screening platform used far beyond it. Follow him at @nur.ismoilov.

2. Ibrahim Khan (Islamic Finance Guru)

Co-founder of Islamic Finance Guru and author of Halal Investing for Beginners, Ibrahim Khan is one of the most recognisable Muslim investors online. An ex-lawyer turned full-time halal investor, he shares practical guidance on everything from ETFs to alternatives and helps run a halal investment platform. Follow him at @islamicfinanceguru.

3. Mohsin Patel (Islamic Finance Guru)

Mohsin Patel is the other half of Islamic Finance Guru, an Oxford graduate and former corporate lawyer who co-founded IFG and is an active investor across multiple asset classes. Together with Ibrahim, he's helped make halal investing mainstream for a generation of Muslim investors, with content spanning stocks, startups, property, and personal finance.

4. Rakaan Kayali (Practical Islamic Finance)

Founder of Practical Islamic Finance and a registered investment advisor, Rakaan Kayali is known for a rigorous, values-aligned approach to analysing, valuing, and owning businesses. He teaches a repeatable framework for halal stock and crypto decisions and shares his own investing reasoning in depth, ideal for investors who want substance over hype.

5. Muhammad Lambat

Founder of the Halal Investing Academy, Muhammad Lambat is one of the most-followed Muslim investing educators, focused on making halal investing approachable for beginners and helping them take the first step. Follow him at @musliminvesting.

6. Ahmad Ayoubi (Nisba)

Founder of Nisba, Ahmad Ayoubi helps Muslims navigate halal funds and Shariah-aligned personal finance, cutting through the confusion of which products actually qualify as compliant. Follow him at @nisbainvest.

7. Mahmoud (The Halal Investor)

Through The Halal Investor, Mahmoud documents a real halal investing journey across stocks, real estate, and crypto, sharing analysis and decisions as he makes them. He's a great follow for learning by watching someone invest their own money the halal way. Watch at youtube.com/@thehalalinvestor8978.

How to learn from Muslim investors without copying them

Following experienced investors is one of the fastest ways to learn, but copying their trades is one of the fastest ways to get hurt. The people on this list have different time horizons, risk tolerances, and access to information than you do, and by the time a pick reaches your feed, the setup may have changed. The value isn't in mirroring their portfolio; it's in absorbing how they think.

So watch for the reasoning, not the ticker. Notice how they weigh a company's business against the screening rules, how they decide what a fair price is, and how they behave when the market drops. Then apply that framework to your own situation and verify every idea independently before acting. Used this way, the investors here become teachers rather than tip-sheets, and you come out with something more durable than any single winning trade: the judgment to make your own halal investing decisions with confidence.

What great halal investors have in common

Look across this list, and a few shared traits stand out - the things worth emulating, whoever you follow:

• They screen before they buy. Compliance is the first filter, not an afterthought, and they can explain why a stock passes or fails.
• They think long-term. Halal investing rewards patience and quality over speculation, and the best investors model that discipline.
• They teach, not just tell. They share their reasoning so you can build your own judgment, rather than just copying trades.
• They stay humble about advice. They're clear that they're educators, and that final decisions and religious rulings rest with you and qualified scholars.

You can put those habits into practice immediately. Screen any stock these investors discuss on Akinda's halal stock screener, understand the rules behind the verdicts in the published methodology overseen by a qualified Shariah advisor, and build your foundation at Akinda Academy. If you're building a product for Muslim investors, the Akinda Halal API gives you the same compliance data.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Muslim investors to follow?

For halal investing education specifically, strong follows include Nur Ismoilov of Akinda (@nur.ismoilov), Ibrahim Khan and Mohsin Patel of Islamic Finance Guru, Rakaan Kayali of Practical Islamic Finance, Muhammad Lambat (@musliminvesting), Ahmad Ayoubi of Nisba (@nisbainvest), and Mahmoud of The Halal Investor. Choose based on your language, region, and whether you want deep analysis or broad education.

Is this a ranking of the richest or best-performing Muslim investors?

No. This is a curated list of Muslim investors and educators worth following for how they teach halal investing, not a ranking of wealth or returns. We deliberately avoid performance claims, the value here is learning sound, faith-aligned investing habits you can apply yourself.

Can I really invest the halal way without sacrificing returns?

Historically, compliance hasn't meant lower returns. Over the 15 years to 2019 the S&P 500 Shariah index returned 10.2% annualized versus 9.1% for the S&P 500, per S&P Global, and Islamic indices have generally tracked conventional benchmarks. Screening changes which sectors you hold rather than systematically reducing returns.

How do I start investing like these creators?

Learn the screening method, start with a compliant universe, and invest for the long term. Use a screener to check individual stocks, build gradually within your risk tolerance, and re-screen your holdings periodically since compliance can change. Following experienced halal investors accelerates the learning, but the habit of verifying for yourself is what makes it stick.

Sources

Mordor Intelligence – Global Islamic Finance Market (2026) – Islamic finance market size and growth projections.

Akinda API screening methodology – the full three-phase screen, ratio formulas, and purification rule, published for integrators to audit.

Disclaimer

This article is about a software product and is for general information only. It is not financial or religious advice. Automated Shariah screening produces data-driven signals, not a fatwa; integrators should pair it with their own Shariah governance and consult qualified scholars. API features, endpoints, coverage, and pricing change over time, so verify current details on b2b.akinda.io before building.