28. Injustice
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اتَّقُوا الظُّلْمَ فَإِنَّ الظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَاتَّقُوا الشُّحَّ فَإِنَّ الشُّحَّ أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ وَحَمَلَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ سَفَكُوا دِمَاءَهُمْ وَاسْتَحَلُّوا مَحَارِمَهُمْ
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Beware of injustice, for injustice will be darknesses on the Day of Rising. Beware of miserliness, for miserliness destroyed those before you and led them to shed their blood and make lawful their sacred things.”
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ أُمَّتِي مَسْخٌ وَقَذْفٌ وَخَسْفٌ وَيُبْدَأُ بِأَهْلِ الْمَظَالِمِ
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “In the last part of my ummah there will be disfigurement, pelting, and swallowing up, and it will begin with the people of injustice.”
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الظُّلْمُ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
✧ From the Prophet ﷺ: “Injustice will be darknesses on the Day of Rising.”
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا خَلَصَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ مِنَ النَّارِ حُبِسُوا بِقَنْطَرَةٍ بَيْنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ فَيَتَقَاصُّونَ مَظَالِمَ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى إِذَا نُقُّوا وَهُذِّبُوا أُذِنَ لَهُمْ بِدُخُولِ الْجَنَّةِ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَأَحَدُهُمْ بِمَنْزِلِهِ أَدَلُّ مِنْهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا
✧ From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: “When the believers are saved from the Fire, they will be held back at a bridge between the Garden and the Fire, and they will settle the injustices between them from this world, until when they are cleansed and refined, they will be permitted to enter the Garden. By the One in whose hand the soul of Muhammad is, one of them will be more knowledgeable of his dwelling than he was in this world.”
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظُّلْمَ فَإِنَّ الظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْفُحْشَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْفَاحِشَ الْمُتَفَحِّشَ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالشُّحَّ فَإِنَّهُ دَعَا مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَقَطَعُوا أَرْحَامَهُمْ وَدَعَاهُمْ فَاسْتَحَلُّوا مَحَارِمَهُمْ
✧ From the Prophet ﷺ: “Beware of injustice, for injustice will be darknesses on the Day of Rising. Beware of obscenity, for Allah does not love the obscene nor the one who acts obscenely. Beware of miserliness, for it called those before you and they severed their ties of kinship, and it called them and they made lawful their sacred things.”
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظُّلْمَ فَإِنَّ الظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَاتَّقُوا الشُّحَّ فَإِنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ وَحَمَلَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ سَفَكُوا دِمَاءَهُمْ وَاسْتَحَلُّوا مَحَارِمَهُمْ
✧ From the Prophet ﷺ: “Beware of injustice, for injustice will be darknesses on the Day of Rising. Beware of miserliness, for it destroyed those before you and led them to shed their blood and make lawful their sacred things.”
فَقَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ لاَ أَرَى هَؤُلاَءِ يَجْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْنَا إِلاَّ لِيَسْتَمِعُوا مِنَّا خَيْرًا فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُحَدِّثَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَأُصَدِّقَكَ أَنَا وَإِمَّا أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَتُصَدِّقَنِي؟ فَقَالَ حَدِّثْ يَا أَبَا عَائِشَةَ قَالَ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ الْعَيْنَانِ يَزْنِيَانِ وَالْيَدَانِ يَزْنِيَانِ وَالرِّجْلاَنِ يَزْنِيَانِ وَالْفَرْجُ يُصَدِّقُ ذَلِكَ أَوْ يُكَذِّبُهُ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ قَالَ فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ مَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ آيَةٌ أَجْمَعَ لِحَلاَلٍ وَحَرَامٍ وَأَمْرٍ وَنَهْيٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى}؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَنَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ قَالَ فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ مَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ آيَةٌ أَسْرَعَ فَرَجًا مِنْ قَوْلِهِ {وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا}؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَنَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ قَالَ فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ مَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ آيَةٌ أَشَدَّ تَفْوِيضًا مِنْ قَوْلِهِ {يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لاَ تَقْنَطُوا} مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ
✧ Masruq said, “I do not think these people gather to us except to hear something good from us. Either you narrate from 'Abdullah and I will confirm you, or I narrate from 'Abdullah and you confirm me.” He said, “Narrate, Abu 'A'ishah.” He said, “Did you hear 'Abdullah say, 'The two eyes commit zina, the two hands commit zina, the two feet commit zina, and the private part confirms that or denies it'?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “And I heard it.” He said, “Did you hear 'Abdullah say, 'There is no verse in the Qur'an more comprehensive of what is lawful and unlawful, command and prohibition, than this verse: “Allah commands justice, excellence, and giving to relatives”'?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “And I have heard it.” He said, “Did you hear 'Abdullah say, 'There is no verse in the Qur'an swifter in relief than His saying: “Whoever fears Allah, He will make a way out for him”'?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “And I have heard it.” He said, “Did you hear 'Abdullah say, 'There is no verse in the Qur'an stronger in entrusting than His saying: “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah”'?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “And I heard it.”
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنِ اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَالَ يَا عِبَادِي إِنِّي قَدْ حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَجَعَلْتُهُ مُحَرَّمًا بَيْنَكُمْ فَلاَ تَظَالَمُوا يَا عِبَادِي إِنَّكُمُ الَّذِينَ تُخْطِئُونَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَأَنَا أَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ وَلاَ أُبَالِي فَاسْتَغْفِرُونِي أَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ يَا عِبَادِي كُلُّكُمْ جَائِعٌ إِلاَّ مَنْ أَطْعَمْتُهُ فَاسْتَطْعِمُونِي أُطْعِمْكُمْ يَا عِبَادِي كُلُّكُمْ عَارٍ إِلاَّ مِنْ كَسَوْتُهُ فَاسْتَكْسُونِي أَكْسُكُمْ يَا عِبَادِي لَوْ أَنَّ أَوَّلَكُمْ وَآخِرَكُمْ وَإِنْسَكُمْ وَجِنَّكُمْ كَانُوا عَلَى أَتْقَى قَلْبِ عَبْدٍ مِنْكُمْ لَمْ يَزِدْ ذَلِكَ فِي مُلْكِي شَيْئًا وَلَوْ كَانُوا عَلَى أَفْجَرِ قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ لَمْ يَنْقُصْ ذَلِكَ مِنْ مُلْكِي شَيْئًا وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ فَسَأَلُونِي فَأَعْطَيْتُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ مَا سَأَلَ لَمْ يَنْقُصْ ذَلِكَ مِنْ مُلْكِي شَيْئًا إِلاَّ كَمَا يَنْقُصُ الْبَحْرُ أَنْ يُغْمَسَ فِيهِ الْخَيْطُ غَمْسَةً وَاحِدَةً يَا عِبَادِي إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ أَجْعَلُهَا عَلَيْكُمْ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ خَيْرًا فَلْيَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ وَمَنْ وَجَدَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَلاَ يَلُومُ إِلاَّ نَفْسَهُ كَانَ أَبُو إِدْرِيسَ إِذَا حَدَّثَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ جَثَى عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ
✧ From the Prophet ﷺ, from Allah, Blessed and Exalted, who said, “O My servants, I have forbidden injustice for Myself and made it forbidden among you, so do not wrong one another. O My servants, you are the ones who err by night and day, and I forgive sins and do not care, so ask Me for forgiveness and I will forgive you. O My servants, all of you are hungry except the one I feed, so ask Me for food and I will feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except the one I clothe, so ask Me for clothing and I will clothe you. O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, your humans and your jinn, were on the heart of the most pious servant among you, that would not increase My dominion in anything, and if they were on the heart of the most wicked man, that would not decrease My dominion in anything. If they gathered on one plain and asked Me, and I gave every person among them what he asked, that would not decrease My dominion in anything, except as the sea decreases when a needle is dipped into it once. O My servants, it is only your deeds that I reckon for you; whoever finds good, let him praise Allah, and whoever finds other than that, let him blame no one but himself.” When Abu Idris narrated this hadith, he knelt on his knees.