Background and Aim: "General welfare", which means continuous benefit and in moderation of people from divine blessings in a legitimate and reasonable way, has always been considered by human and divine schools and the decision-making of the rulers of societies. The article aims to investigate the jurisprudential principals of general welfare and its status in Islamic government.
Materials and Methods: This research is of theoretical type and the research method is descriptive-analytical and the method of data collection is library and has been done by referring to documents, books and articles.
Ethical considerations: In order to organize this research, while observing the authenticity of the texts, honesty and fidelity have been observed.
Results: Islamic shari'a, as a divine school, has also considered public welfare in the form of concepts such as justice, helping the needy, the deprived and the needy. With a deeper look at the purposes of Shar'a, it is clear that in the case of religious rulings, a great deal of attention has been paid to the general welfare
Conclusion: Shar'a Hakim has tried to reduce the class gap, poverty alleviation, mental and psychological peace in Islamic society and finally the realization of general welfare by disseminating rulings such as zakat, khums, charity, loans, endowments and alimony.