The Economic System of Islam — Page 65
65 Responsibilities of the Government Curb on Spending in Favour of the Rich Allah the Almighty directs in the Holy Quran: 22 Meaning that: Whatever Allah has given to His Messenger as spoils from towns, is for Allah and for the Messenger, and for the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarers who are trav- elling to convey the Word of God. These commandments have been given to ensure that the wealth may not circulate only among those of you who are rich. These verses illustrate how God has protected the rights of the poor, and thereby greatly strengthened the foundations of the Islamic economic order and ensured that the economic con- dition does not worsen. If the economic system had been left alone and the rights of different parties had not been specified, all money would have accumulated in a few hands and the poor would have continued to suffer in deprivation. The Quran, therefore, mandates that the money the government collects 22 S u rah al- H ashr , 59:8, (publishers)