Worker Responsibilities
Worker Responsibilities Islam requires every person to look for work and earn money to satisfy his personal and his family’s needs with his own earnings.[1] It regards begging from others…
Hiring the Best Person for Job
Hiring the Best Person for Job Islam constrains employers to recruit, select, and promote workers based on merit. It decries favouritism and nepotism and any type of discrimination. The Quran…
Profit Sharing
Profit Sharing The proponents of Islamic economic and finance systems have written extensively on the establishment of profit sharing or stock ownership schemes in firms.[1] We find that Islam allows…
Social Security
Social Security Islam not only talks about the equitable distribution of resources in the society, but it also gives the whole population a right to the basic standard of living…
Equality and Nondiscrimination
Equality and Nondiscrimination Islam is of the view that all humans are equal, and it does not allow discrimination based on sex, race, origin, religion, and so on. The Quran…
Contract of Employment (Service)
Contract of Employment (Service) Before discussing employment contracts, we need to discuss the concept of social justice and equity in Islam. Justice means fair dealing of all (whether Muslim or…
Hours and Conditions of Work
Hours and Conditions of Work Islam is of the view that worker should not be overburdened with work. If the worker is asked to work for more hours or work…
Unions and Collective Bargaining
Unions and Collective Bargaining The question of union legitimacy in Islamic discourse is quite crucial in that we do not find much reference to the concept of unions in Islamic…
Wages
Wages The Quran refers to hiring the services of Musa (AS) by Prophet Shuaib (AS) for a wage and also for a specified period of time, i.e., eight years (28:26–27).[1]…
Work Ethic and Islam
Work Ethic and Islam Work ethic is a combination of ideas and assumption about the necessity of work (why it should be done), people’s beliefs about this necessity of work,…