Islamic Laws

  • The Irrevocability of Islamic Law

    By: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at-Tabataba’i Question What is your opinion regarding the question of reform in Islamic law? If you consider reform possible, shouldn’t religious authorities take the lead? Or are they waiting for the reform to happen and…

  • The Rules of Buying and Selling

    Ayatullah al-`Uzma al-Hajj ash-Shaykh Lutfullah as-Safi al-Gulpaygani Issue 396: It is Wajib that a person learns the rules of buying and selling that he will commonly have a need for. Issue 397: It is Haram to sell and rent a…

  • Thoughts on ‘Apostasy in Islam’

    Written by Mahdi Azizan For the Imam as-Sadiq Research Institute headed by his eminence, Ayatullah Shaykh Mirza Ja’far Subhani Translated by Saleem Bhimji for Al-Fath Al-Mubin Publications and the Islamic Publishing House [http://www.al-mubin.org & http://www.iph.ca] * * * يَا أَيُّهَا…

  • Types of Partnership in Islam

    By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Imam Zaynu ‘1-‘Abidin (a.s.) writes, “It is the right of your partner that you should: • take his burden upon yourself if he is absent, and • work equally with him when he is present. •…

  • Business, trades and professions laws in Islam

    By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Your Business A: Five Types of Laws Islamic laws are of five types: obligatory (wajib), recommended (mustahab), discouraged (makruh), permissible (mubah) and forbidden (haram). Business, trades and professions in Islam would also fall into these five…

  • Islam s Approach to the Problem of Alcoholism

    By: Allamah Sayyid Sa’eed Akhtar Rizvi The first hint regarding the evil of drink was in a general command to the effect: Say, “Verily did prohibit my Lord shameful deeds those apparent of them and those concealed, and sin and…

  • Islam s Care for Man s Livelihood

    Today, economic problems come at the head of man’s present plights. They may be considered the root of life’s problems that leave a pervasive impact on man’s material interests and social conditions. The result has a direct effect not only…

  • General Bases of Distribution in Islam

    1. The distribution system of Islam is grounded in a general ideological base that “Allah is the Only Real Owner.” As for man, he is not more than a deputizing vicegerent. He can only manage what he owns within certain…

  • Money Related Issues in Islam

    By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Riba and Interest One of the principles of Islamic economics is “the relationship between one’s efforts and the amassing of wealth, and the importance of participating in the risk of losing one’s wealth as well as…

  • The sanctity of property and its ownership in Islam

    By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi A. Sanctity of Property Islam has put great emphasis on the sanctity of property (mal) and its ownership. No one has the right to take the property, money or labor of another person without his permission.…

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