Ma`rifat Eqtesadi

One of the main issues related to justice is the great income gap among the members of society. The present paper takes a probing look at the question: can an individual accumulate wealth unlimitedly in an Islamic society while others have the least facilities? The hypothesis is that it is impossible for one percent of society members to own %99 of facilities in an Islamic society. An analytical method is used in this paper whose findings indicate that it is impossible for great income and wealth gap to be realized in an Islamic society if Islamic injunctions are observed. Although personal legal decrees do not limit earning income at micro-level, income accumulation and the realization of great income gap are impossible due to constraints related to the legitimate way of gaining wealth, having financial rights, and joint responsibility of the rich and Islamic state. These financial rights do not only include financial obligation (fifth and alms) and enough obligatory maintenance of relatives. Rather, the rich and state are charged with the duty of meeting the poor's needs and help them to continue their lives.