Hoarding (Ihtikar): Ruki Hui Daulat
Aaj kal log ghar khareed kar saalon tak khaali chhod dete hain sirf isliye ke 'price badhegi toh bechenge'. Lekin kya aap jaante hain ke Islam mein is amal ko intehai sangeen jurm mana gaya hai?
Zaroorat ki cheezon ko rok kar rakhna taake market mein unki kami (shortage) paida ho, qeemat badhe aur phir mehenga bech kar profit kamaya jaye — isay 'Ihtikar' (Hoarding/Zakhira andozi) kehte hain. Hadith ke mutabiq yeh amal sakht haram hai aur hoarding karne wala gunahgaar hai.
Hoarding ka nateeja yeh hota hai ke aam aadmi basic zaroorat ki cheezein (jaise anaaj ya ghar) kabhi afford hi nahi kar pata. Speculators prices ko artificial tareeqay se aasman par pahunchaa dete hain, jabke physical supply maujood hoti hai.
Duniya bhar mein aaj 1.6 Billion logon ke paas theek thak rihaish (adequate housing) nahi hai, jabke millions of apartments aisi investments ke taur par khaali paday hain. Agar anti-hoarding laws hon aur empty properties par Zakat ya fine lagaya jaye, toh aadhi duniya ka housing crisis waise hi hal ho jaye.
Sochiye: Agar kisi zaroori cheez ko sirf is niyat se daba diya jaye ke log majboor ho kar dugni qeemat denge, toh yeh sarmayakari (investment) hui ya seedha extortion (bhatta)?
Key Takeaway
Ihtikar (Hoarding) market ki tabahi ka sabab hai. Islam zaroori ashiya ko rokne walon ko society ka mujrim samjhta hai kyunkay yeh profit logon ki lachari se nikala jata hai.