Philanthropy (tabarru’at) in Islam and its four shari’ah objectives
In Islam, the term tabarru’at (philanthropy) connote extending of wealth or benefit generating from the wealth to people free of charge out of mere kindness. It is a charitable act befitting the Qur’anic concept of birr (righteousness) mentioned in Chapter al-Ma’idah (5: 2). Donation in Islam is a...
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IDOSI Publications
2018
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| Summary: | In Islam, the term tabarru’at (philanthropy) connote extending of wealth or benefit generating from
the wealth to people free of charge out of mere kindness. It is a charitable act befitting the Qur’anic concept of
birr (righteousness) mentioned in Chapter al-Ma’idah (5: 2). Donation in Islam is a complex concept because
of its varying modes and categories of recipients. In some modes the corpus is donated, whereas some modes
restrain the corpus and donate the generating benefit only. Some modes are not restricted to time whereas some
modes are specific timewise. The recipients of the donations range from next of kin to total strangers; from
Muslims to believers of other faiths. The recipients can be individuals and at the same time communal. Despite
the complexity, the Shari’ah has legalized and encouraged the concept of philanthropy in Islam. The higher
objective behind this is the pursuit of wellbeing both for individual and for the community. In the maqasid
al-shari’ah discourse, specific objective leads to the higher objective of the Shari’ah. This paper intends to
unveil the four specific Shari’ah objectives of donations in Islam and explore roles that can serve the
humanitarian aid. |
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