Requirements of an acceptable culture of labor in the eyes of the Commander of the Faithful (A.S)

Labor is a manly natural ability and the source of man’s happiness in this world and the world to come. In Islam a remarkable emphasis has been put on the issue of labor and its components. The number of traditions quoted from Prophet Muhammad (S) and the Infallible Imams (A.S) on the subject of labor and what must be done about it and what must not, are true evidences for this claim. The culture of labor in each society represents the intellectual and social growth of that society, a result of which can be a healthy dynamic economy. It has been attempted in this article to study the requirements of an acceptable labor culture in the eyes of Imam Ali, the Commander of the Faithful (A.S) so that those requirements may be extracted and at the same time a reasonable and appropriate pattern in the labor culture may be achieved.In this study such cases as work ethic, order and planning and preventive measures are regarded as most important requirements of an acceptable labor culture from the standpoint of the Commander of the Faithful (A.S). This article has been compiled by analyzing the minor elements of each major title.