“…Maslahah implies public good or public benefit, whereas Maqasid constitutes the main goal of the Shariah , which is to promote well-being and human development through education, the eradication of poverty (Sairally, 2007) and justice establishment (Amin et al , 2015; Antonio et al , 2012; Shamsudin and Mohammed, 2015). Thus, Islamic banks, as any other Islamic institution, have a sense of social responsibility (Farook, 2007), being urged to respect Maqasid, which may serve as an adequate guide for Islamic CSR (Dusuki and Abdullah, 2007a; Yusuf, 2012). In this manner, the unique and complex context of Islamic banks and their need to comply with the Shariah (Safieddine, 2009) determines that business should be beneficial for both a company and society, in accordance with Maqasid and maslahah .…”