<![CDATA[This article examines haul as a community-based ritual economy and analyzes its relationship with distributive justice in Muslim communities. Although haul is commonly understood as a religious ritual commemorating deceased Islamic scholars, existing literature indicates that it also involves voluntary giving, collective consumption, social solidarity, and economic activities surrounding ritual sites. Using a qualitative design based on critical literature review and conceptual analysis, this study synthesizes scholarship on ritual economy, moral economy, social capital, Islamic philanthropy, and distributive justice. The analysis identifies two interconnected mechanisms of resource circulation within haul: horizontal redistribution through collective consumption and the provision of basic needs, and temporary stimulation of local markets through demand for goods and services. Social capital and religious authority provide the relational basis for mobilizing voluntary contributions, while religious values legitimize the circulation and collective use of resources. These patterns position haul not as an economy operating outside the market, but as a hybrid ritual arena in which community-based redistribution and market exchange coexist. The study further argues that distributive justice in this context is better understood as community-level access to material and social benefits rather than as a mechanism for resolving structural economic inequality. Theoretically, this study contributes by integrating ritual economy, moral economy, social capital, and Islamic distributive justice into a conceptual framework for understanding resource circulation in religious practices. Since the study is based on secondary literature, further empirical research is needed to assess the magnitude and distributional effects of haul across different community contexts.]]>
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