Another Response to the post: “IIUI Welfare Fund: Bane and Boon”

Here is another response from a reader to the subject post:

"I agree with the post. I'd like to add that the very spirit of this Fund is to tax the faculty...it was simply imposed by the administration with the help of some "faculty stars"...it is neither Islamic nor Moral...It'd be much more better, had it been consulted with the stakeholders...all Hajs and Umras performed by this "taxed income" are questionable...there is clear cut saying of Prophet (SAW) that suggests that the income (maal) of your muslim brothers is HARRAAM on you until unless they give you happily... now look at the happiness of faculty...they are crying for the elimination of this tax and some gentlemen are arguing to improve it...if we are sincere to our souls...the solution is very simple. For example, I suggest the following:

1-Chalkout its objectives clearly
2-Circulate these objectives among the faculty and seek their consent
3-Contribution to the Fund should be voluntary rather compulsory
4-Use of funds and other details should be available to each stakeholder every year in the printed form.
5-The members of the Committee should follow the same proportion as the contributors of the Fund.
6-Every effort should be made to make it transparent (TRUE ISLAMIC)

Last thing...we should always remember the lessons of Surah Baqrah...instead of quibling, we should look for simple and Islam-friendly solutions."