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XIV. Right to Free Association
a.) Every person is entitled to participate individually and collectively in the religious, social, cultural and political life of his community and to establish institutions and agencies meant to enjoin what is right (ma’roof) and to prevent what is wrong (munkar).
a) Every person is entitled to strive for the establishment of institutions where-under an enjoyment of these rights would be made possible. Collectively the community is obliged to establish conditions so as to allow its members full development of their personalities.
XV. The Economic Order and the Rights Evolving Therefrom
a) In their economic pursuits, all persons are entitled to the full benefits of nature and all its resources. These are blessings bestowed by God for the benefit of Mankind as a whole.
b) All human beings are entitled to earn their living according to the Law.
c) Every person is entitled to own property individually or in association with others. State ownership of certain economic resources in the public interest is legitimate.
d) The poor have a right to a prescribed share in the wealth of the rich, as fixed by Zakah, levied and collected in accordance with such Law.
e) All means of production shall be utilized in the interest of the community (Ummah) as a whole, and may not be neglected or misused.
f) In order to promote the development of a balanced economy and protect society from exploitation; Islamic Law forbids monopolies, unreasonable restrictive trade practices, usury, the use of coercion in the making of contacts and the publication of misleading advertisements.
g) All economic activities are permitted provided they are not detrimental to the interests of the community (Ummah) and do not violate Islamic Laws and values.
XVI . Right to Protection of Property
No property may be expropriated except in the Public interest and on payment of a fair and adequate compensation.
XVII. Status and Dignity of Workers
Islam honors work and the worker and enjoins Muslims not only to treat the worker justly but
also generously. He is not only to be paid his wages promptly but also is entitled to adequate rest and leisure.
XVIII. Right to Social Security
Every person has a right to food, shelter, clothing, education and medical care consistent with the resources of the community. This obligation of the community extends in particular to all individuals who cannot take care of themselves due to some temporary or permanent disability.
