Social responsibility is a vital concept in the modern era, and it concerns the individual's or organization's responsibility for the social and environmental consequences of its actions and decisions. The importance of social responsibility is multifaceted

A lot of Quranic evidence and hadiths show that Islam has given priority to charity and social responsibility in order to please Allah

Allah Almighty says in his dear book, "and cooperate in righteousness and piety," as he says, "whoever volunteers for good, it is good for him," as he says, "and the money came for his love relatives, orphans, the poor and the Wayfarer," as well as saying, "and in their money is the right of the liquid and the deprived" and saying, "whoever works burdened with an atom of good, he sees,".

During the reign of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, the concept of social responsibility manifested itself in many aspects, as Umar was one of the adult caliphs who established an ideal model of just governance and compassion for society.

💵    Social justice:

Omar was putting justice and equality at the top of his priorities. He promulgated many laws and legislation that achieve equality between people regardless of their origin or social status.

One night, the Emir of the believers, Umar ibn al-Khattab(may Allah be pleased with him), was inspecting the congregation, and he heard a child crying and said to his mother to breastfeed him, so the child did not keep silent, so he repeated this to her, and she said weaning him so that we could get charity from the Muslim money house, so he went and brought a large bag of flour and carried it on his back, and the next day he enacted a law in which he would spend on Al - Futtaim and the infant from the Muslim Money House (2)

Caring for the poor and needy:

He worked to provide care and support to the poor and needy by establishing a special bureau for the distribution of Zakat and alms, and he was personally following up the distribution to ensure that it reached its beneficiaries. Umar's services appeared clearly in Ramada, as the Muslims in the Hejaz and in Najd were left-handed, and they were hungry, so he would take food from the Amsar and distribute it, he would send food and money to the homes of the needy and the sick, take care of their patients, and prepare their dead at the expense of the House of money, and he would not provide these services arbitrarily, but he would limit the names of the poor and those in need of care and care, and those who actually receive aid, and provide to the needy what they ask.

📚  : Mentoring and education

He was working to guide and educate Muslims about the principles of Islam and their importance in building a just and cooperative society.

Umar's main concern was to teach Muslims this book-especially those who converted after their countries were conquered-and therefore he sent teachers from the leading companions to the open areas to teach them their religion, he sent Abdullah ibn mas'ud to Kufa, Imran Ibn Husayn and maqlid Ibn Yasar to Basra, and Obadah Ibn al-Samit, Abu Darda and MU'az Ibn Jabal to the Levant; conquests do not take root

So that science would spread everywhere, Umar sent a man wandering among the tribes in the Badia as a teacher of the Koran, that is, Umar spread compulsory education.

Promotion of Science and education📜:

 He paid great attention to education and encouraged people to acquire knowledge and skills. He opened schools and libraries in various parts of the Islamic State.

     Taking care of the environment and infrastructure

Omar was keen to improve the infrastructure of cities and villages and provide public services .

As for the repair and paving of roads, which is a basic thing in (infrastructure), Omar paid great attention to it, and he says: "if a sheep was found in the Euphrates, I would be afraid to ask about it". This is something unheard of in any of the previous civilizations, because it is the paving of roads that leads to easy communication between cities, villages and the desert and helps the recovery of Agriculture and industry،

Omar paid great attention to the development of Agriculture and land reclamation, and issued a general ruling in this regard that whoever repairs wastelands wherever they are found throughout the state, their ownership will be transferred to him and if he does not repair them within three years, they will be recovered from him.(3)

:  Rule with compassion and tolerance

Omar ruled with compassion and tolerance, he treated issues with Justice and understanding, which made him very popular and respected by citizens.

'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) cared about the freedom of Man and the maintenance of his dignity, and he says addressing the Muslim delegations to Medina: "O people, I and Allah have not sent workers (Princes) to beat your missionaries, nor to take your money, but sent them to teach you your religion and the Sunnah of your prophet. Amr ibn al-Aas said: if a man is polite to some of his subjects, ask him about it..؟ He said: any one who has my soul in his hand, then let me cut him off from him, and how can I not cut him off from him, and I have seen the messenger of Allah cut off from himself..؟!».(4)

In short, it can be said that Omar ibn al-Khattab comprehensively applied the concept of social responsibility in his reign through his concern for social justice, caring for the poor and needy, encouraging education and education, and taking care of the environment and structure.

 Sources

(1)https://mawdoo3.com/%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B5_%D8%B9%D9%86_%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A4%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85

https://www.elbalad.news/4264349(2)

(3)https://nasehoon.org/%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7/

(4) https://nasehoon.org/%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7/

Author

Mariam Ali Shafian Al mansoori