JUSTICE (AL-ADL) IN BUYING AND SELLING FROM SYEIKH DAUD AL-FATANI’S PERSPECTIVE

This paper aims is to explore the figure of Syeikh Daud Abdullah al-Fatani (1720-1879CE) who is a Malay scholar during the transitional period of 18M - 19M century and has been a leading Nusantara scholar who produced a lot of Jawi`s books (kitab turāth) in various Islamic disciplines. The study will be focusing on the discussion of the justice concept found in Syeikh Daud al-Fatani‟s writings in particular, his masterpiece work, Furu 'al-Masa'il. It is specifically referred to many discussion associated with buying and selling or al-Bay'. This article uses content analysis methods to analyze the subjects from the text covering the principles and concepts related to trading business. Text theory and aesthetics are also employed to understand his messages, thoughts and ideas. The concept of justice is analyzed based on fiqh Syafii and the results depict the opinion of Syeikh Daud al-Fatani which emphasizes and prioritizes the concept of justice in executing buying and selling# contract; it is seen as a very relevance methods and it has been widely implemented among current Muslim societies