Islam: The Moderate Religion
with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allâh) gives
you! Truly, Allâh is Ever All Hearer, All Seer. (An-Nisa 4:58)
Ibn Kathir said about this verse: commanding justice when judging between
people. Muhammad bin Ka`b
1
, Zayd bin Aslam and Shahr bin Hawshab
2
said;
"This Verse was revealed about those in authority'', meaning those who judge
between people. A Hadith (Prophetic narration) states:“Allah is with the judge
as long as he does not commit injustice, for when he does, Allah will make him
reliant on himself.”
3
Also Allah said:
} ِﻪِﺑ ْﻢُﻜُﻈِﻌَﻳ ﱠﲈِﻌِﻧ َﱠﷲا ﱠنِإ {
Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allah) gives you! (an
Nisaa’a 4:58)
This verse meaning, Allah’s commands to return the trusts to their owners, to
judge between people with justice, and all of His complete, perfect and great
commandments and laws. "
4
Know, my beloved reader, that justice is obligatory upon the Muslims and a
right which everyone holds upon them, Muslims as well as non-Muslims.
Justice and equality are rights which every human being has upon us.
Furthermore, the Muslims are ordered with establishing justice amongst
themselves and all the people in general in all of their dealings.
Justice is obligatory upon the Muslims even if there are found some feelings of
hatred, anger, and hostility as Allah says:
} َأ َﲆَﻋ ٍم ْﻮَﻗ ُنﺂَﻨ َﺷ ْﻢُﻜﱠﻨ َﻣ ِﺮْ َﳚ َﻻ َو ِﻂ ْﺴِﻘْﻟﺎِﺑ َءا َﺪ َﻬ ُﺷ ِﱠِﷲ َﲔِﻣا ﱠﻮَﻗ اﻮُﻧﻮُﻛ اﻮُﻨ َﻣآ َﻦﻳ ِﺬﱠﻟا ﺎَ ﱡﳞَأ ﺎَﻳ ﱠﻻ
ُب َﺮْﻗَأ َﻮ ُﻫ اﻮُﻟ ِﺪْﻋا اﻮُﻟ ِﺪْﻌَﺗ َنﻮُﻠَﻤْﻌَﺗ َﲈِﺑ ٌﲑِﺒ َﺧ َﱠﷲا ﱠنِإ َﱠﷲا اﻮُﻘﱠﺗا َو ى َﻮْﻘﱠﺘﻠِﻟ {
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allâh and be just witnesses and
let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just:
that is nearer to piety, and fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is WellAcquainted
with what you do. (Al-Ma'idah 5:8)
Justice and equality are also obligatory even if there are some feelings of love,
affection and relationship as Allah says:
} َﲔِﻣا ﱠﻮَﻗ اﻮُﻧﻮُﻛ اﻮُﻨ َﻣآ َﻦﻳ ِﺬﱠﻟا ﺎَ ﱡﳞَأ ﺎَﻳ ِﻦْﻳ َﺪِﻟا َﻮْﻟا ِوَأ ْﻢُﻜ ِﺴُﻔْﻧَأ َﲆَﻋ ْﻮَﻟ َو ِﱠِﷲ َءا َﺪ َﻬ ُﺷ ِﻂ ْﺴِﻘْﻟﺎِﺑ
ْوَأ او ُﻮْﻠَﺗ ْن
َﲈِﺑ َنﺎَﻛ َﱠﷲا ﱠنِﺈَﻓ اﻮ ُﺿ ِﺮْﻌُﺗ ا ًﲑِﺒ َﺧ َنﻮُﻠَﻤْﻌَﺗ {
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allâh,
even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, be he
rich or poor, Allâh is a Better Protector to both (than you). So follow not
the lusts (of your hearts), lest you may avoid justice, and if you distort
your witness or refuse to give it, verily, Allâh is Ever Well Acquainted
with what you do. (An-Nisaa'a 4:135)
The Muslims are ordered with establishing justice and equality at all times in
all places, while being witnesses for Allah's sake and no one else's sake. Being
just and fair for ones fear from Allah and his religious piety, placing everyone
and everything in its proper place with justice is the straight and upright way.
Not being swayed or averted from justice due to feelings and emotions such as
love and affection, friendship, kinship, hatred, anger and hostility. All of this
being done for the sake of Allah and being obedient to Allah's
commandments.
This type of justice has never been seen nor experienced throughout the
history of the world except in Islam and amongst the Muslims. So let’s
compare and take a look at how justice and equality were practiced amongst
the Jews and the Christians.
with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allâh) gives
you! Truly, Allâh is Ever All Hearer, All Seer. (An-Nisa 4:58)
Ibn Kathir said about this verse: commanding justice when judging between
people. Muhammad bin Ka`b
1
, Zayd bin Aslam and Shahr bin Hawshab
2
said;
"This Verse was revealed about those in authority'', meaning those who judge
between people. A Hadith (Prophetic narration) states:“Allah is with the judge
as long as he does not commit injustice, for when he does, Allah will make him
reliant on himself.”
3
Also Allah said:
} ِﻪِﺑ ْﻢُﻜُﻈِﻌَﻳ ﱠﲈِﻌِﻧ َﱠﷲا ﱠنِإ {
Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allah) gives you! (an
Nisaa’a 4:58)
This verse meaning, Allah’s commands to return the trusts to their owners, to
judge between people with justice, and all of His complete, perfect and great
commandments and laws. "
4
Know, my beloved reader, that justice is obligatory upon the Muslims and a
right which everyone holds upon them, Muslims as well as non-Muslims.
Justice and equality are rights which every human being has upon us.
Furthermore, the Muslims are ordered with establishing justice amongst
themselves and all the people in general in all of their dealings.
Justice is obligatory upon the Muslims even if there are found some feelings of
hatred, anger, and hostility as Allah says:
} َأ َﲆَﻋ ٍم ْﻮَﻗ ُنﺂَﻨ َﺷ ْﻢُﻜﱠﻨ َﻣ ِﺮْ َﳚ َﻻ َو ِﻂ ْﺴِﻘْﻟﺎِﺑ َءا َﺪ َﻬ ُﺷ ِﱠِﷲ َﲔِﻣا ﱠﻮَﻗ اﻮُﻧﻮُﻛ اﻮُﻨ َﻣآ َﻦﻳ ِﺬﱠﻟا ﺎَ ﱡﳞَأ ﺎَﻳ ﱠﻻ
ُب َﺮْﻗَأ َﻮ ُﻫ اﻮُﻟ ِﺪْﻋا اﻮُﻟ ِﺪْﻌَﺗ َنﻮُﻠَﻤْﻌَﺗ َﲈِﺑ ٌﲑِﺒ َﺧ َﱠﷲا ﱠنِإ َﱠﷲا اﻮُﻘﱠﺗا َو ى َﻮْﻘﱠﺘﻠِﻟ {
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allâh and be just witnesses and
let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just:
that is nearer to piety, and fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is WellAcquainted
with what you do. (Al-Ma'idah 5:8)
Justice and equality are also obligatory even if there are some feelings of love,
affection and relationship as Allah says:
} َﲔِﻣا ﱠﻮَﻗ اﻮُﻧﻮُﻛ اﻮُﻨ َﻣآ َﻦﻳ ِﺬﱠﻟا ﺎَ ﱡﳞَأ ﺎَﻳ ِﻦْﻳ َﺪِﻟا َﻮْﻟا ِوَأ ْﻢُﻜ ِﺴُﻔْﻧَأ َﲆَﻋ ْﻮَﻟ َو ِﱠِﷲ َءا َﺪ َﻬ ُﺷ ِﻂ ْﺴِﻘْﻟﺎِﺑ
ْوَأ او ُﻮْﻠَﺗ ْن
َﲈِﺑ َنﺎَﻛ َﱠﷲا ﱠنِﺈَﻓ اﻮ ُﺿ ِﺮْﻌُﺗ ا ًﲑِﺒ َﺧ َنﻮُﻠَﻤْﻌَﺗ {
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allâh,
even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, be he
rich or poor, Allâh is a Better Protector to both (than you). So follow not
the lusts (of your hearts), lest you may avoid justice, and if you distort
your witness or refuse to give it, verily, Allâh is Ever Well Acquainted
with what you do. (An-Nisaa'a 4:135)
The Muslims are ordered with establishing justice and equality at all times in
all places, while being witnesses for Allah's sake and no one else's sake. Being
just and fair for ones fear from Allah and his religious piety, placing everyone
and everything in its proper place with justice is the straight and upright way.
Not being swayed or averted from justice due to feelings and emotions such as
love and affection, friendship, kinship, hatred, anger and hostility. All of this
being done for the sake of Allah and being obedient to Allah's
commandments.
This type of justice has never been seen nor experienced throughout the
history of the world except in Islam and amongst the Muslims. So let’s
compare and take a look at how justice and equality were practiced amongst
the Jews and the Christians.
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