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Consumption and Morality: Principles and Behavioral Framework in Islamic Economics الاستهلاك والأخلاق: المبادئ والإطار السلوكي في الاقتصاد الإسلامي

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  • Hafas Furqani

    (Lecturer, Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business Ar-Raniry State Islamic University (UIN Ar-Raniry), Banda Aceh, Indonesia)

Abstract

Consumption in Islamic economics is viewed as a positive action that would contribute to human wellbeing. Islam sees consumption as having a moral agenda and noble goals rather than viewing it as a mere wants-fulfillment enterprise in a personal self-pleasure agenda. The goal of consumption in an Islamic framework is not to gain personal wants satisfaction per se, as such effort would be a waste of time and meaningless. The goal instead, is to direct the consumption in achieving the individual and social wellbeing (maṣlaḥah) and the higher purpose of achieving God’s pleasure. With that perspective, the Qur’ān and Sunnah have laid down the guiding principles in consumption that would form the framework for consumption behavior in an Islamic economic perspective. The Islamic economic agents are expected to adopt the Islamic morality principles in their actual consumption. The orientation of the paper is normative in nature with the aim of conceptualizing the principles and behavioral framework of moral consumption in an Islamic perspective and elaborating the goals and guiding principles of consumption in an Islamic economic framework. يعتبر الاستهلاك في الاقتصاد الإسلامي عملاً إيجابياً من شأنه أن يساهم في الرفاه الإنساني. ويرى الإسلام أن الاستهلاك له أهداف أخلاقية وغايات نبيلة بدلاً من النظر إليه على أنه مجرّد نشاط لتحقيق الرغبات في إطار شخصي للمتعة الذاتية. إنّ الهدف من الاستهلاك في إطار إسلامي ليس مجرّد تحقيق رغبات شخصية في حد ذاته، لأن هذا الجهد سيكون فيه مضيعة للوقت ولا فائدة منه، وإنما الهدف هو تحقيق المصلحة الفردية والاجتماعية والمقصد الأسمى المتمثّل في إرضاء الله سبحانه وتعالى. من هذا المنطلق وضع القرآن والسنة المبادئ التوجيهية في الاستهلاك التي تشكّل إطاراً للسلوك في هذا المجال من منظور الاقتصاد الإسلامي. ويتوقع من العاملين في مجال الاقتصاد الإسلامي أن يتبنوا مبادئ الأخلاق الإسلامية في استهلاكهم الفعلي. إنّ توجه هذه الورقة معياري في طبيعته ويهدف إلى تصور المبادئ والإطار السلوكي للاستهلاك الأخلاقي من منظور إسلامي وتوضيح أهداف ومبادئ توجيهية للاستهلاك في إطار الاقتصاد الإسلامي.

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  • Hafas Furqani, 2017. "Consumption and Morality: Principles and Behavioral Framework in Islamic Economics الاستهلاك والأخلاق: المبادئ والإطار السلوكي في الاقتصاد الإسلامي," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 30(SI), pages 89-102, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:abd:kauiea:v:30:y:2017:i:4:no:6:p:89-102
    DOI: 10.4197/Islec.30-SI.6
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    Keywords

    consumption; morality; behavior; goals; guiding principles. الاستهلاك، الأخلاق، السلوك، الأهداف، المبادئ التوجيهية.;
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    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory

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