Responsibility / Mas'uliyyah (مَسْؤُولِيَّة)

Definition

Mas'uliyyah (مَسْؤُولِيَّة) — "responsibility, accountability" — refers to the Islamic principle that every individual bears moral and legal accountability before Allah for their actions, beliefs, and trusts. The Qur'an declares: "Every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another" (Q 6:164). Responsibility in Islam operates on multiple planes: individual accountability before God (taklif), communal responsibility for welfare and order, and institutional responsibility — including the state's obligation to collect and distribute zakat. Qaradawi emphasizes that the Prophetic pattern is "a comprehensive pattern" that integrates "freedom and responsibility" without r

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