Principle 54 — Social Service

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Social Service

The Quran states that the have-nots have a right to the wealth of the haves. (51:19) However, there are two kinds of poor, those who ask verbally, and those who do not express their need. Therefore, the latter must be paid special attention, their needs should be addressed.

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The believers should not consider that they alone have the right to their earnings. They become the rightful owners only when they have given to the poor and the needy their share from it. This Islamic teaching makes every human being a servant of his society. He considers it his duty to give to the society from which he takes everything for himself.

A beggar is a person who lives by asking for money or food, while the deprived are especially the ones who have become disabled for some reason. According to Islam, serving people with disabilities is not just a social service; rather it entitles one to make themselves worthy of God’s mercy.

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