The Discovery of Islamic Ethics in Organizational Silence

Organizational silence is one of the emerging issues in the field of ethics and organizational behavior management. Most of the existing writings, having thought its moral falsity as something established, have sought to analyze the causes and factors. The present paper, disagreeing the presupposition and being inspired by the "processional method of exploring Islamic theory", seeks to discover its moral decree from the point of view of Islam. As concluded in the paper, organizational silence is neither good nor bad in itself, but its goodness lies in (1) serving as a support for the Islamic community and the dignity of the Muslims; (2) being done on the basis of a pious approach; (3) not conflicting with the principle of consultation; (4) not being in conflict with responsibility. (5) It also does not violate such notable norms as "justice" and "being against oppression". And in the case of "husni faili" and, as a result, "moral goodness", it may be taken as performed for the purpose of divine revelation and religious duty.