Abstract
This paper aims to reveal Al Maududi’s thoughts related to the concept of social justice which is proxied in the management of zakat. His thoughts emphasis on the entire economic scheme developed under the principles of sharia (Islamic law), projecting an internally balanced economic system and totally not accepting capitalism or communism. He explicitly stated that the embodiment of justice (a’dl) and welfare (falah) as a means of seeking God’s blessings (fadhl al-Allah) through the determination of its main goals using the maqasid of sharia. The results of this literature study are able to reveal that zakat philanthropy can carry out several main functions of modern public finance related to social security rights in the form of health, education, food, housing, and public transportation. Zakat is also able to reduce social inequality that arises as a result of human exploitative economic behavior and becomes an effort to achieve social justice.
Highlights
Islam regulates all aspects of life, so that Islam must talk about social justice to realize comfortable and prosperous community life
Zakat has been identified as a core component of Islamic economic philosophy which enables it to uphold social justice, which broadly involves economic justice and the maintenance of social cohesion
Islam regulates all aspects of life so that Islam regulates matters of social justice for the realization of comfortable and prosperous community life
Summary
Islam is a complete view and method of life. Islam regulates all aspects of life, so that Islam must talk about social justice to realize comfortable and prosperous community life. The concept of Islamic social justice is a modern concept. In the view of Islam, justice is the opposite of injustice and arbitrariness, not by means of passively eliminating injustice and arbitrariness. Islam as a system of values and an “all-encompassing” codification, has addressed the issue of economic instability and its impact by placing great emphasis on the rich to spend their wealth out of compassion (‘ala hubihee) and for the collective community welfare. To achieve these goals, Islam promotes the philosophy of cooperation, sharing, and distributive justice. Islam advocates “practical philanthropy” which we carry out in the form of zakat so as to strengthen the meaning and scope of justice, growth and sustainable development while maintaining respect, values and the centrality of human life
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