al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026)

Consumer Tax in Islam and According to Maqashid Syariah

Imam Kamaludin (Unknown)
Dwi Hanif Febriansyah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Apr 2026

Abstract

A country is prohibited from collecting its citizens' assets without a legal basis. Taxes are one of the country's primary products and an essential part of financial policy. Scholars argue, based on ijtihad, that taxes (dharbah) are permissible and arise for reasons that are different from zakat, which is an obligation on the wealth of Muslims. The other side says that no (harmful) tax is permissible or impermissible according to Sharia. Many scholars argue that taxes are prohibited, while others argue that they are permissible. Therefore, we can view tax law, especially in Indonesia, as being based on the maqashid of Sharia. If analyzed from the perspective of two levels of maqashid of Sharia according to As-Syatibi: Al-Daruriyah & Al-Hajjiyyah. Therefore, it can be concluded that consumer tax law is permissible for the benefit and must be obeyed by those who are obliged to pay consumer taxes to avoid undesirable dharuroh.

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Afkar_Journal

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Social Sciences

Description

al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is published by Association of Secondment Lecturers (Asosiasi Dosen DPK) UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung Indonesia. Focus of al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is on publishing original empirical research articles and theoretical reviews of Islamic Studies, ...