Showing posts with label injustice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label injustice. Show all posts

Weighing on that Day

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 
Al-A'raf 7:8
وَٱلْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّۚ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُ‌و فَأُولَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ 
And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy -  it is they who will be the successful.
Al-A'raf 7:9
وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُ‌و فَأُولَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا أَنفُسَهُم بِمَا كَانُوا بِئَايَٰتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ 
And those whose scales are light -  they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.
_____from Tafsir ibn katheer____


Two words which are light on the tongue, heavy in the Balance and beloved to Ar-Rahman:

"Subhan Allahi wa bi hamdihi, Subhan Allahil `Azim (Glory and praise be to Allah, Glory be to Allah the Almighty)."

Imam Ahmad also recorded that A'ishah said that;

one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah sat down before him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have two slaves who lie to me, betray me and disobey me, and I hit them and insult them. How do I stand with regard to them?"

The Messenger of Allah said:

يُحْسَبُ مَا خَانُوكَ وَعَصَوْكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ وَعِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ بِقَدْرِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كَانَ كَفَافًا لَا لَكَ وَلَا عَلَيْكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ دُونَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كَانَ فَضْلً لَكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَوْقَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ اقْتُصَّ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ الْفَضْلُ الَّذِي بَقِيَ قَبْلَك

The extent to which they betrayed you, disobeyed you and lied to you will be measured against the punishment you meted out to them. If your punishment was commensurate with their misconduct, then you will be equal and you will not have anything counted for you or against you.

If your punishment of them was less than that what they deserved for their misconduct, then this will count in your favor. If your punishment of them was more than what they deserved for their misconduct, then Allah will take what is due to them from you.

Then the man started to weep before the Messenger of Allah, and the Messenger of Allah asked, 

مَالَهُ لَاا يَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ الله

وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْيًا وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ

What is the matter with him Has he not read the words of Allah,

And We shall set up Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And sufficient are We to take account.

The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I think there is nothing better than keeping away from these people -- meaning his slaves -- I call upon you to bear witness that they are all free.


____my reflections____

Whenever I go to shop produce, I feel happy when I see the weight of produce less because I need to pay based on the produce I bought. And sometimes I doubt the accuracy of balance as well Subhan Allah. But that day, no produce will be weighed but my deeds will be weighed. And I never saw this kind of weighing before. I have no idea how is this the weighing of deeds will take place. I have no idea how will be be my deeds categorized and how much weight is added to each deed. And Allah said weighing that day will be truth. How do I know which of my deed weigh more? And that day I will be wishing that my scales are heavy because that's the sign of success. But Allah also told that there will be some whose scales will be light and they used be unjust with His verses. At least I need to make dua, that I am not unjust with His ayah and signs.

_____duaas I make after reading this ayah___

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْـت سُـبْحانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْـتُ مِنَ الظّـالِميـن
There is none worthy of worship but You, glory is to You. Surely, I was among the wrongdoers.
Surah Al-Anbiya - 21:87


اللّهُـمَّ رَحْمَتَـكَ أَرْجـوفَلا تَكِلـني إِلى نَفْـسي طَـرْفَةَ عَـيْن، وَأَصْلِـحْ لي شَأْنـي كُلَّـه لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْـت
O Allah, I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the blinking of an eye (i.e. a moment). Correct all of my affairs for me. There is none worthy of worship but You.

Abu Dawud 4/324, Ahmad 5/42. Al-Albani graded it as good in Sahih Abu Dawud 3/959.

Help One Another in Righteousness and Piety


أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 



 Al-Maidah 5:2

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا لَا تُحِلُّوا شَعَٰٓئِرَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا ٱلشَّهْرَ ٱلْحَرَامَ وَلَا ٱلْهَدْىَ وَلَا ٱلْقَلَٰٓئِدَ وَلَآ ءَآمِّينَ ٱلْبَيْتَ ٱلْحَرَامَ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرِضْوَٰنًاۚ وَإِذَا حَلَلْتُمْ فَٱصْطَادُواۚ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَئَانُ قَوْمٍ أَن صَدُّوكُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ أَن تَعْتَدُواۘ وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى ٱلْبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِۚ وَٱتَّقُوا ٱللَّهَۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ 

O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] approval. But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.

_______from Tafsir ibn kathir____

 Allah commands His believing servants to help one another perform righteous, good deeds, which is the meaning of `Al-Birr`, and to avoid sins, which is the meaning of `At-Taqwa`.

Allah forbids His servants from helping one another in sin, Ithm; and committing the prohibitions.

Ibn Jarir said that,

"Ithm means abandoning what Allah has ordained, while transgression means overstepping the limits that Allah set in your religion, along with overstepping what Allah has ordered concerning yourselves and others."

Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas bin Malik said that the Messenger of Allah said,

انْصُرْ أَخَاكَ ظَالِمًا أَوْ مَظْلُومًا 

Support your brother whether he was unjust or the victim of injustice.

He was asked, "O Messenger of Allah! We know about helping him when he suffers injustice, so what about helping him when he commits injustice?"

He said,

تَحْجُزُهُ وَتَمْنَعُهُ مِنَ الظُّلْمِ فَذَاكَ نَصْرُه 

Prevent and stop him from committing injustice, and this represents giving support to him.

Al-Bukhari recorded this Hadith through 
Hushaym.

Ahmad recorded that one of the Companions of the Prophet narrated the Hadith,

الْمُوْمِنُ الَّذِي يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَيَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا مِنَ الَّذِي لَا يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَلَا يَصْبِرُ عَلى أَذَاهُم

The believer who mingles with people and is patient with their annoyance, earns more reward than the believer who does not mingle with people and does not observe patience with their annoyance.

________My reflections here______ 

This ayah reminds me to help each other in righteousnous and piety and not to cooperate in sin and aggression. But I am noticing we as Muslims don't cooperate in righteousness and piety while we are told not to cooperate in sin and aggression. Every Muslim organization (school, mosque, charity organisation) big or small starts up with great plans and sooner or later gets divided. Because we Muslims start to believe that we are the best and that creates the disputes among the people in the group. Satan also plays a very important role in creating ill feelings in hearts of Muslims for other Muslims. Family structures are getting affected as well because we have stopped to cooperate on righteousness and piety. Why? Because we are thinking every other person is committing sin. The reason that comes to my mind is because we stopped fearing Allah. And that's what Allah reminded us here. واتقوا الله

How can we know what is actually a sin until we fear Allah? I might actually be committing sins myselves without realizing. To me ruining the honor a muslim brother or a sister is a sin. To me belittling someone is a sin.I don't know when that Muslim brother or sister whose honor i am ruining unjustly become the most beloved to my Lord and just by ruining his or her honor I might become most disliked by my Lord. May Allah save us all from that. Ameen.

Sins are mentioned in Quran. Scholars have compiled books to describe major sins. And yet muslim have a hard time cooperating with people who are not committing major sins. 


May Allah increase our taqwa. Ameen. May Allah help us differentiate between sins and righteousness and piety. Ameen and May Allah help us cooperate in righteousness and piety. And May Allah save us in cooperating in sins and aggression.

Humility on the Day of Judgement

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

Ta Ha 20:111

وَعَنَتِ ٱلْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَىِّ ٱلْقَيُّومِۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًا 

And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice.
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I wonder no matter how unhumble I am in this world, i will need to humble that day. And I will fail if I carry injustice. May Allah save us from all  injustices that we do knowingly or unknowingly. Ameen.

Humility on the Day of Judgement

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

Ta Ha 20:111

وَعَنَتِ ٱلْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَىِّ ٱلْقَيُّومِۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًا 

And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice.

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I wonder no matter how unhumble I am in this world, i will need to humble that day. And I will fail if I carry injustice. May Allah save us from all  injustices that we do knowingly or unknowingly. Ameen.