Abstract:
The Prophet Muhammad was sent to refine people’s character as well as establish a community based on moral principles. In the power structure he formed, he encouraged public participation, eradicated idol worship in Mecca, and instead constructed places of worship for
Muslims. The Prophet also created a comprehensive system of fundamental laws in which the duties of each person was considered to form an independent and unified nation. According to these guidelines, the Prophet succeeded in creating a system grounded on perfect principles in which all
believers have equal rights rather than abiding by rules based on tribe, gender, race, or social class. In this part, Prophet Muhammad’s ethical management of the economy in the
Islamic state will be studied. He sought various ways of solving the economic difficulties of the Muslims by maintaining fair distribution of property and wealth through sources of income for Muslims such as zakat (legal charity), spoils of war, khums (the Islamic tax), and tribute.
Machine summary:
"He sought various ways of solving the economic difficulties of the Muslims by maintaining fair distribution of property and wealth through sources of income for Muslims such as zak t (legal charity), spoils of war, khums (the Islamic tax), and tribute.
The Prophet replied, "God has not allocated charity to any angel close to Him nor any prophet; it is for one of the eight groups: 1) the poor Muhajireen who did not request anything from the people; 2) the homeless who were temporarily living in the mosque, such as the Companions of the Ledge; 3) the agents and officers who were collecting zakat and receiving a sum of money moderately for their expenditure and journeys; 4) for the individuals or tribes who received charity from the Prophet (s) in order to attract them to Islam, known as "those whose hearts are won over", 5) the muk tab and slaves who had signed a free contract with their owner but had no money; 6) the needy debtors; 7) the soldiers and those who strive for the Islamic country and, 8) the 16 Magh z , p.
48 He had three cases of private spoils: One was for the Ban Na r, which belonged to the Prophet (s) who distributed among his relatives and granted it to anyone that he deemed proper while providing the share to the wives and descendants of bd ul- Mu allib with the products and incomes of its palm groves; the rest of it was spent for buying arms, war equipment and horses used in the time of Ab Bakr and Umar."