Morals in Islam
Morals in Islam
( al-akhlaaq fil- Islam)
Islam is defined as the deen which Allah has revealed to our Messenger Muhammad (pbuh) to organise mans relationship with his Creator, himself and with other human beings. Mans relationship with his Creator revolves around the Aqaid and ‘Ibadat. His relationship with himself includes morals, foodstuffs and clothing. While his relationship with other human beings involves muamalat (transactions) and uqubat
Islam tackles all of mans problems and looks upon man as an indivisible whole. Consequently, it solves mans problems according to one method. Furthermore, Islam has built its system on a spiritual basis, i.e., its creed (‘aqeedah). Accordingly, the spiritual aspect is the basis of its haDarah (civilization ), state, and Shari’ah. This the right spelling of ‘aqeedah
Although the Islamic Shari’ah explained the various systems in precise details, such as the ‘ibadat and muamalat and uqubat, Islam did not put forward a detailed system for the morals. Rather, it treated the rules of morals as commands and prohibitions from Allah , without viewing their details as morals that should be given special care greater than others. To the contrary, the details of their rules are less than other rules and they are given no particular section in Islamic fiqh. Thus, one does not find in the books of fiqh that contain the AHkam Shari’ah chapters titled “morals”. Furthermore, the Fuqahaa and Mujtahidoon have not paid much attention, in deduction and study, to the subject area of moral rules.
Morals do not affect the building of a society, because society is built upon the systems of life and is affected by thoughts and emotions. Morals have no effect in establishing the society or determining its revival or decline. The effective factor is the general traditions which arises