22.1 社会中的经济均衡
22.1 Economic Equilibrium in Society
伊斯兰教规定货币要在所有公民之间流通,并禁止将货币的流通局限于某一部分人而排斥其他人。真主(SWT)说:
Islam has made the circulation of currency between all citizens an obligation, and it has forbidden the restriction of such circulation to a certain group of people to the exclusion of others. Allah (swt) says:
“这样它就不会只在你们中间的富人之间流转。” [Al-Hashr: 7]
“Lest it circulates solely among the wealthy from amongst you.” [Al-Hashr: 7]
如果社会中个体之间在满足基本需求方面存在过大的差距,并且社会需要重新建设,或者这种差距是由于忽视或疏于执行伊斯兰律法所造成的,那么国家有义务通过向贫困者提供经济援助来纠正这种状况,直到他们的基本需求得到满足,分配达到平衡为止。国家应当努力提供动产和不动产,因为其目标不应仅仅是暂时满足人们的需要,还应提供手段,帮助个人在长远上自行满足其需求。如果国家资金短缺,其收入不足以在社会中实现这种平衡,那么为了实现平衡而向公民征收税款是不对的,因为这件事并非全体穆斯林的责任;国家应当努力从税收以外的来源筹集资金,例如战利品和公共财产,以实现这种平衡。因此,每当国家察觉社会经济平衡存在差距时,只要有来自战利品和公共财产的资金可用,就应当从国库中向贫困者提供经济援助,以弥补这一差距。
If there were an excessive disparity between individuals within society in terms of securing the needs, and if society needed to be rebuilt anew, or if this disparity was caused by neglect of or the indifference in the implementation of the Islamic rules, the State would be under obligation to redress the situation by handing out financial assistance to those in need, until these basic needs were satisfied, and until a balance in distribution was struck. The State should endeavour to provide both movable and immovable commodities, for its aim should not only be to temporarily fulfil one’s needs, but also to provide the means which would assist the individual in his quest to fulfil his own needs over the long term. If the State were short of funds, and if its revenues were insufficient to generate such a balance within society, it would be wrong for it to impose taxes on its citizens for the sake of bringing about such balance, for this matter is not the duty of all the Muslims; it should rather endeavour to generate funds from sources other than taxes, such as the war booties and public properties in order to bring about the balance. Therefore, whenever the State feels that there is a disparity in the economic balance within society, it should address this disparity by handing out financial assistance from the treasury to those in need, provided funds gained from booties and public properties were available.
当真主的使者ﷺ察觉到穆哈吉尔与安सार之间存在财富上的悬殊时,他ﷺ将从奈迪尔部族所获的战利品专门分配给穆哈吉尔,以实现经济上的平衡。据报道:当真主的使者ﷺ和平地攻占奈迪尔部族,并将犹太人从那里驱逐出去之后,穆斯林请求真主的使者ﷺ将战利品分给他们;于是真主(SWT)降示了以下经文: Note: I've rendered "Ansar" as "安萨尔" (the transliteration intended); the stray character above should read 安萨尔. Corrected translation: 当真主的使者ﷺ察觉到穆哈吉尔与安萨尔之间存在财富上的悬殊时,他ﷺ将从奈迪尔部族所获的战利品专门分配给穆哈吉尔,以实现经济上的平衡。据报道:当真主的使者ﷺ和平地攻占奈迪尔部族,并将犹太人从那里驱逐出去之后,穆斯林请求真主的使者ﷺ将战利品分给他们;于是真主(SWT)降示了以下经文:
When the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) realised that there had been a disparity in wealth between the Muhajireen and the Ansar, He (pbuh) divided the booty gained from Bani Nadheer exclusively among the Muhajireen, in order to generate an economic balance. It has been reported ‘that when the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) peacefully conquered Bani Nadheer and then expelled the Jews from it, the Muslims asked the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) to divide the booty among them; so Allah (swt) revealed the following verses:
“真主从他们那里赐给他的使者的,你们并未为此骑马或乘驼奔驰。” [Al-Hashr: 6]
“What Allah has bestowed on His Messenger from them, for this you have madeno expedition” [Al-Hashr: 6]
所以,真主(SWT)把从Bani Nadheer(巴尼·奈迪尔部落)获得的财富专门交给了使者(ﷺ)处置,让他按照真主认为适当的方式使用。使者(ﷺ)把这些财富分给了穆哈哲隆(迁士),除了阿布·达贾纳·萨马克·伊本·哈尔沙和萨赫勒·伊本·哈尼夫之外,没有分给任何一位安萨尔(辅士),因为这两人当时和穆哈哲隆一样贫困。 据伊本·阿拔斯传述,使者(ﷺ)对安萨尔说:"如果你们愿意,我可以让你们与穆哈哲隆分享你们的住宅和财产,并把这些战利品在你们之间分配;如果你们愿意,你们可以保留自己的住宅和财产,而我不必从这些战利品中分给你们任何东西。"安萨尔听后说:"我们宁愿与我们的兄弟分享住宅和财产,并让他们也得到这些战利品。"于是真主(SWT)降示了:
So Allah (swt) had placed the wealth gained from Bani Nadheer exclusively at the disposal of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh), to spend in whichever way He deemed fit. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) divided it among the Muhajireen and did not give any of it to the Ansar except to Abu Dajana Sammak ibn Kharsha and Sahl ibn Haneef who both were at that time poor just like the Muhajireen.’ It has been reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said to the Ansar: “If you wish I could ask you to share your homes and your wealth with the Muhajireen and divide among you this booty, or if you wish you could keep your homes and your wealth and I shall not have to give you anything from this booty.” Upon this the Ansar said: ‘We would rather share our homes and wealth with our brothers and let them have the booty as well.’ Allah (swt) then revealed:
“即使自己也很贫困,他们仍宁愿把财物让给别人。”{ 《古兰经》 59:9 } 因此,真主(SWT)说:
“But they give them preference over themselves even though poverty was their own lot” [Al-Hashr: 9] Therefore, Allah (swt) saying:
“这样它就不会只在你们中间的富人之间流转。” [Al-Hashr: 7]
“Lest it circulates solely among the wealthy from amongst you.” [Al-Hashr: 7]
这意思是“以免它只在富人之间流转”。阿拉伯语的“Doola”指在人们之间流通或易手的事物,也指流通的财富;这意味着,按理应当分给穷人、帮助他们谋生的战利品,不应只在富人之间流转。
means lest it circulates only amongst the rich. The Arabic word “Doola” means the object that circulates or changes hands amongst people; it also refers to the circulated wealth; this means that the booty which by right should be granted to the poor to help them secure a living, should not be exclusively circulated among the rich.
尼迪尔部落的战利品属于伯特·玛立(Bait ul-Mal)的财产,而伯特·玛立的资金归全体穆斯林所有。这些战利品仅分配给穷人,富人则被排除在外,目的是在社会中平衡基本生活需求的供给。国家从国库中发放经济援助,前提是这些资金不是从穆斯林那里征收的,而是来自战利品和公共财产的收入。如果资金是从穆斯林那里征收的,则不应将其用于实现这种平衡。这一做法应当始终遵循,因为立法的依据在于措辞的普遍性,而不在于具体事由的特殊性。因此,哈里发必须确保经济平衡得以建立:从国库资金中,仅向穷人发放经济援助,而国库资金属于全体穆斯林,从而保证经济平衡得以维持。然而,这并不被视为国库固定支出的一部分,而是针对特定情况、使用特定资金所采取的一种补救措施。
The booty of Bani Nadheer, which is part of the funds of the Bait ul- Mal that belonging to all the Muslims, was exclusively shared among the poor while the rich were excluded, in order to strike a balance in the provision of the basic needs within the society. Handing out financial aid from the treasury is performed by the State, provided these funds have not been collected from the Muslims, but rather from the war booties and the public properties revenues. If the funds have been collected from the Muslims, it should not be spent on generating such a balance. This approach should be followed at all times, for the precept lies in the generality of expression not in the particularity of the cause. Therefore, the Khalifah must ensure that the economic balance is established by handing out financial assistance exclusively to the poor from the treasury’s funds, which belong to all the Muslims, thereby ensuring that economic balance is maintained. However, this is not considered to be part of the fixed expenditure of the treasury, but rather a remedy for a specific situation from specific funds.