State ban on collection of alms in the context of Punjab Charities Act 2018. Research study

Abstract

Early in 2018, Punjab Assembly passed a law in order to regulate welfare organizations and institutions. All welfare institutions were made bound to a complex official procedure. Violation of this procedure was regarded as a punishable crime. This law was widely discussed in think tanks and was strongly criticized. This research paper deals with understanding of this law, basic sections and their Islamic prespective is analysed according to Sharia. It has been proved in the light of Quran and Sunnah that Islam doesn't permit making non-obligatory charities system so complex and regarding it a crime. Hence, Government should make appropriate reforms in this law while reviewing it.