الضرائب في الإسلام

الضرائب في الإسلام

Al-Maraghi defines a tax as a monetary duty owed to the state by a member of society, used when other revenues fall short (p. 52). He holds Islam does not forbid it in need, citing Umar's appeal to the governors in a famine and al-Ghazali's view that the ruler may levy the rich for the army's upkeep (pp. 52-53). He lists differences from zakat: fixed versus variable, nisab, fixed recipients versus open spending (pp. 53-54). The 1965 conference resolution says taxes do not replace zakat (p. 54).