The sole sources in adopting the rules mentioned in this book are the book of Allah and the Sunnah of his Messenger (Saw) , Ijma’a As-sahabah and Qiyas. The 298 page book also produces an eloquent rebuttal of both the capitalist and socialist system, exposing their defects and contradiction with Islam. The topics covered in the book include: – Types of Ownership – The Means of Owning Property – The First Means of Ownership: Work (‘Amal) – Brokerage and Commission Agency – The work of the employee – Inheritance – The Way to Dispose of Property – Increasing Wealth – The Rule of Lands – Reviving Uncultivated Land – Trading and Manufacturing – The Rules of Partnerships (Companies) – Capitalist Companies – Commercial Companies of Joint Liability (Unlimited Liability Companies) – Joint Stock Companies (Share Companies) – Co-operative Societies – Insurance – Prohibited Methods of Increasing Wealth – Public Property – State Property – The State Treasury (Bait al-Mal) – Zakat – Taxes – Distributing Wealth among the People – Riba – Currency Exchange (Sarf) – The Gold Standard – Foreign Trade
