اجتهاد عمر بن الخطاب في أرض السواد وصلته بالسياسة الاقتصادية الشرعية

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This study discusses the method used by Omar Ibn AL-Kattab in distributing the rural Lands of Iraq and similar properties.

It explains the role of state in directing economic activities, and the position of Islamic fiqh regarding the principle of free economical system.

Omar has recognized that distributing the land to war combatants would limit wealth to a few individuals, which leads to increased consumption and to the disappearance of national wealth.

Omar’s method in dealing with the situation kept the land in the hands of its original owners, which instigated investment, and revealed the flexibility of Islamic laws in applying the holy text on the ground.

This will be discussed in more details throughout this study.