The resources that nature offers free of charge, and can be used directly by man may be freely used and each is entitled to benefit from them in the extent of their needs. Fluy water in rivers and springs, the wood of forest trees, wild fruits, wild grass and fodder, air, wildlife, jungle, minerals under the surface of land and other resources can not be monopolized by anyone or may be imposed any restrictions on free use by the creatures of God to meet their own needs. Of course, people who want to use any of these things for commercial purposes may be asked to pay state taxes. Or if there is a misuse of resources, the Government can be introduced and put things straight.
But there are no impediments for individuals to take advantage of God’s land as long as they interfere with the rights of others or the state.
It is not fair to take ownership of things created by God for the benefit of mankind and to keep a idle and useless. One ought to benefit himself selas them or make them available to others for use. Based on this principle, Islam holds that nobody can have their land uncultivated for more than three years. If he does not use it to grow or to build or otherwise, such land shall be treated as “vacant” after a period of three years and anyone else who put it in use, will not incur any offense against the law, nor government will have no authority to give it to anyone else (including the previous owner).
Who takes ownership of natural resources directly and makes them valuable acquires a legitimate right over them. For example, if someone takes possession of a piece of uncultivated land on which no one has a prior right of ownership and makes productive use of it, can not be arbitrarily deprived of this padrazo of tierra3. This is how the world originated in property rights, when man first appeared in the world are and the population grew, everything was available to everyone and anyone to take possession of something and made useful somehow became the owner, that is, acquiring the right to use especially for his proposal and seek damages from another if they wanted to use it.
This is the natural basis of all economic activities of mankind and we datemos intermingle with them. These property rights that one can acquire through legal means allowed should be honored under all circumstances. One might ask whether a particular property is legally valid because the properties that are legally invalid certainly should end but no state or law has the right to arbitrarily deprive people of property rights or take control or interfere with property legally valid, except with a justifiable right.
Islam can not approve an economic system that destroys the rights conferred by the Shari’ah, although the attraction may be its name and any claims of happiness I can do. Social justice and the collective good are very dear in Islam, but not at the expense of the rights given by the Shari’ah. It is unfair to reduce or remove the restrictions imposed by the Shari’ah on the rights of individual property to cause the collective good of the community as it is to add such restrictions and limitations that are not consistent with the pattern of Islamic law. It is one of the duties of an Islamic state to protect the rights gifts (Shari’ah) of the individual and ensure that they meet their obligations to the community as is mandated by law. This is how Islam establishes a balance between individualism and collectivism.
