Forms of assault on public money in islamic sharia

Abstract

This study discusses the forms of assault on public money in Islamic sharia. The importance of the study stems from its focus on an issue that up-to-date positive laws are still looking for rules that constitute real guarantees through which public money can be protected. This study is also significant because it reviews the forms of assault on public money from a purely sharia perspective. The objective of this study is to identify the concept of public money and explain the forms of assault on it, according to what is established by the provisions of Islamic Sharia. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher adopts the descriptive analytical approach. One of the most important results of the study reached by the researcher is that public money is one of the most important factors supporting the renaissance of societies, and it is the basis through which the process of renaissance of peoples and states begins. The research also reaches the result that Islamic Sharia is concerned with public money, It guarantees its protection from any assault, it criminalizes any attempt to assault it. It considers the assault on public money as one of the biggest sins. The study concludes with a set of recommendations, the most prominent of which is the importance of taking advantage of what is decided by the provisions of Islamic jurisprudence in the context of approving the protection of public money. The researcher also recommends holding educational and religious awareness meetings that show the public the danger of assaulting public money and the consequences thereof.