Sharia Regulations Governing Employee Wages in Islamic Law and Positive Law

-, Samir Thaer Yaseen; -, Qaiser Abdul-Kareem Hamoudi; -, Abdulrahman Obaid Juma

doi:10.34278/aujis.2026.192247

	Sharia Regulations Governing Employee Wages in Islamic Law and Positive Law
Anbar University Journal of Islamic Sciences
Article 23, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2026, Pages 2360-2397 PDF (925.97 K)
DOI: 10.34278/aujis.2026.192247
Authors
Samir Thaer Yaseen -¹; Qaiser Abdul-Kareem Hamoudi -¹; Abdulrahman Obaid Juma -²
¹University of Anbar - College of Islamic Sciences
²University of Anbar / College of Administration and Economics
Abstract
The financial allocations (wages) may appear at first glance to be linked exclusively to modern administrative systems, from a jurisprudential perspective they fall under multiple classical categories, most notably: ijarah (contract of hire), grants, ju‘alah (reward), liability, and public funds. This requires invoking general legal principles, overarching objectives, and considering the jurists’ reasoning in analogous cases. Classical jurists across the Islamic schools of law discussed the compensations granted to employees. Examining contemporary allocations thus necessitates reviewing these principles, applying modern cases to them, and distinguishing between what constitutes a rightful, system-based entitlement and what falls under the category of gifts or rewards that may involve favoritism or violations of public finance regulations. This subject is also inseparable from the discussions of al-siyāsah al-shar‘iyyah (Islamic public policy), since such allocations usually originate from the ruler or his deputies, and relate to the rights of the community. Scholars have affirmed that the ruler’s discretion in matters of public funds is bound by considerations of public interest. Hence, a precise jurisprudential study is required—one that combines comparative analysis of the legal schools with the application of rulings to the modern administrative context, while also observing the higher objectives of the Shariah in preserving wealth, ensuring justice, preventing financial corruption, and safeguarding the integrity of public office
Keywords
Regulations; Sharia; Wages; Rewards; Work; Employment

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