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The Garden of Guidance.

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Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:

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“O ye who believe! Squander not your wealth among yourselves in vanity, except it be a trade by mutual consent, and kill not one another. Lo! Allah is ever Merciful unto you.” (4:29)

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“O ye who believe! Squander not your wealth among yourselves in vanity, except it be a trade by mutual consent, and kill not one another. Lo! Allah is ever Merciful unto you.” (4:29)

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“O ye who believe! Squander not your wealth among yourselves in vanity, except it be a trade by mutual consent, and kill not one another. Lo! Allah is ever Merciful unto you.” (4:29)

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“Whoso doeth that through aggression and injustice, we shall cast him into Fire, and that is ever easy for Allah.” (4:30)

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"We shall soon cast him into a Fire,

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and that is easy for Allah."

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“If ye avoid the great (things) which ye are forbidden, We will remit from you your evil deeds and make you enter at a noble gate.” (4:31)

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And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

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"O people, the time has come for you to refrain from transgressing the limits set by Allah.

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Whoever commits any of these foul deeds should conceal it under Allah's veil of concealment,

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for whoever reveals their misdeed to us, we will enforce the decree of Allah's Book upon them."

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And the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) recited...

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“And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah, nor take the life which Allah hath forbidden save in (course of) justice, nor commit adultery - and whoso doeth this shall pay the penalty;” (25:68)

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“And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah, nor take the life which Allah hath forbidden save in (course of) justice, nor commit adultery - and whoso doeth this shall pay the penalty;” (25:68)

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Sahih al-Targhib.

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A Point of Benefit: The mercy and justice of Islam are clearly manifest in the penal system of prescribed punishments (hudud).

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For they were legislated with such stringent conditions that it is almost as if they were designed never to be executed,

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but rather to serve as a deterrent to anyone whose soul tempts them to commit major sins,

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and likewise to serve as a safeguard for every individual in society against having their rights violated.

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Indeed, in piety there is guidance and a criterion to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

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So be mindful of Allah, that you may receive mercy.