Between allowed and forbidden. Difficult choice for business people
By:
Faisol Haq (11220082)
For every Muslim businesses it's hard to avoid the choice between lawful and unlawful. sometimes even that is between them which is commonly known as doubtful, in dealing with difficult (emergency-emergency), inside of a business often have inner turmoil to drop an option. whether choosing alowed, but the results slightly. or choose the forbidden, but the results are abundant. or in the way of the doubtful status unclear. for businesses whose
commitment to his religious
beliefs, will undoubtedly choose
the path that halal even though it
is an option bitter and less profitable, conversely,
for business people who escape from the control of religious
moral values, it is not impossible
he will choose
advantage of abundant though he knew that his choice
was a wrong action.
Al-Quran has laid the basic concepts of halal and haram related to
transactions in connection with the acquisition, disposition
and such. people who
live in the mecca
of the Prophet at all times distinguish between
the business and usury. for they both are the same. al-quran
finally build the
concept of halal and haram with the assertion that the business is
lawful, while usury
is forbidden. prohibition of any form of usury
and its name is
an injustice to
the others so injure the sense of justice. therefore, purification of the heart produced by a person through
the process of ritual worship, should be able to purify their intentions
and methods in
making a living and income[1].
[1]
Muhammad Djakfar, 2008, Etika Bisnis Islami; tataran teoritis dan
praktis, Malang: UIN-Malang Press.
