Vol.: 02 Issue: 01 & 02: Defect-Free Prescriptions under Islamic Legal System: Practical or Rhetorics?

ABM. Mahbubul Islam:

PhD, Professor and Former Dean,Faculty of Law, ASA University Bangladesh

Keywords

Zero-defect, Defect-free actions, Rhetoric, Beautification, Exertion, Quick Action, Competition, struggle, Strategy, Mundane affairs, and Spiritual affairs, Ihsaan, Musabaqah, Musara`a, Juhud.

JEL Classification:

K4, P37

Abstract

The subject matter of this paper is to speak about the possibility of defect-free prescriptions or actions in all affairs of life, whether it is possible or not. It has been the need of the day to clarify the matter as a contemporary secular world employs and applies this concept to its mundane affairs and material development. For example, when marching towards the sky, a space shuttle is required to be free of defects to fly over the sky. To justify this concept, this paper has analyzed the topic in the light of al Qur`an and al Sunnah and concluded that zero-defect or defect-free actions or prescriptions are possible under the Islamic legal system, both for secular and spiritual affairs. To justify the concept, the writer mostly relied on the text of al Qur`an and al-Sunnah. As regards the strategy that is the mechanism of gaining defect-free actions, it searched and relied on various Quranic verses and sunnatic provisions that encourage and emphasize working with quality even when competing with competitors. As regards the possibility of gaining, it supported the case by bringing the hadith whereby the Messenger of Allah sought the help of Allah to beautify his own character and advised his companions to do the same. Finally, the paper has come with the findings that obtaining defect-free actions in both materialistic and spiritualistic affairs is possible and practical, and prescriptions are provided by the Islamic legal system. Therefore, it is not mere rhetoric. However, though it is possible yet, living with this zero-defect status for life may not be possible due to the presence of anti-Islamic surroundings, environments and plenty of human weaknesses.