Islam recognizes the individual’s right to own property alone as well as in association with others, and accords it full protection. In this sphere also, the legal right of ownership and the moral obligation of beneficent use and disposal have been co-ordinated and adjusted. This appears sufficiently from the brief description of economic values in Islam set out earlier. The right to receive adequate compensation for property acquired by the State or a public authority for a public purpose has always been given effect to.
No arbitrary seizure of property is permissible.