The problem of social responsibility in Islam

Abstract

The article examines social responsibility in the context of Islam, emphasizing its key aspects and specifics in the sphere of religious relations. Five postulates are identified that regulate the moral system and determine the basis of social responsibility in Islam: unity, balance, freedom of will, obligations, and virtue. The article identifies the system for achieving social and economic justice in Islam through payments from income and property of the religious tax (zakat), the creation of charitable funds (waqf), almsgiving and charity (sadaqah), interest-free loans (al-qard al-hasan) are among the others. The prohibition of interest (riba) is identified as an important basis for the system of social responsibility and sustainable development in Islam. The methodology of the article consists of the analysis of the primary sources of Islamic doctrine, as well as identifying the main aspects and specifics of social responsibility in the context of Islam. The article also uses a comparative approach, highlighting the differences and similarities between the concept of social responsibility in Islam and its analogues in other cultures and religions.