The Examination of the Principle of the Restriction of Generating Income to " Work"

The relationship between generating income and “work” is of an economic-Islamic jurisprudential matter. Is only “work” the origination of creating income and wealth from the point of view of Islam or one of its originations? If “work” is the exclusive origination, what kind of “work” and with what clauses are? Is this principle, if it is proved, concerned with the stage of distribution before production or is generalized and also includes the stage of distribution after production? Some of scholars (thinkers) emphasize on the exclusivity of “work” as an origination of making income and wealth and the opposite with presenting samples have contradicted the principle. This note shows that in the stage of distribution before production, “work” with particular circumstances is the only generation of creating income and possessing natural wealth and in the stage of distribution after production, beside “work”, consequences and results of possession in the limitation of regulations are the origination of making income and therefore the validity of creating income from leasing is justified. Also the factor of need for those who are not able or opportunity to work is the origination of taking advantage of wealth and favors of Almighty Allah.