Open AccessEarning a Living and its Position in the Sacred Law: An Exposition of Shaybani's Doctrine
Author(s) -
Ismail Ya’u Abubakar,
Tatiana Danisova,
Suleiman Mohammed Hussein Boayo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
islam and civilisational renewal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-8728
pISSN - 2041-871X
DOI - 10.52282/icr.v8i4.163
Subject(s) - dignity , nothing , doctrine , exposition (narrative) , livelihood , sociology , position (finance) , law , law and economics , work (physics) , environmental ethics , epistemology , philosophy , political science , economics , engineering , art , history , mechanical engineering , literature , archaeology , finance , agriculture
Earning a living is considered essential for every human being. The nature of life in this world is based on acquisition and effort; nothing can be obtained miraculously, without effort. God created human beings for a purpose, which is explicated by the Sharih. This paper aims to delineate the opinions of Imam Muhammad Shaybani on the earning of wealth, including what should be earned, what the ethics of earning are, and what is the tradition of the prophets concerning the acquisition of a livelihood. The paper highlights the importance of earning, how it maintains one’s dignity and brings success in this world and in the hereafter. Finally, the paper affirms that social development can be achieved through earning by knowing what should be kept by those who earn and what should be given by them to the needy. This research is based on a critical and analytical approach to the aforementioned issues in Shaybani’s work. Its approach differs from Adi, who only translated al-Kasb, with annotations on important issues.