Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (760) | Types of injustice
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The types of injustice.
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Injustice is divided into three primary categories.
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The first is the greatest form of injustice.
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This is associating partners with Allah the Exalted (shirk).
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As Allah the Almighty has said:
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“And (remember) when Luqman said unto his son, when he was exhorting him: O my dear son! Ascribe no partners unto Allah. Lo! to ascribe partners (unto Him) is a tremendous wrong -” (31:13)
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And the Almighty has said:
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"And the disbelievers—it is they who are the wrongdoers."
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Shirk is considered injustice only because
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it is the placing of worship in a place other than its rightful one.
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This occurs by worshipping someone other than Allah the Exalted,
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or by associating others with Him in worship.
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This type of injustice
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is never forgiven by Allah
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unless a person repents from it,
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and returns to the monotheism (tawhid) of Allah the Almighty.
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Second:
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Injustice toward people and the violation of their rights.
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The Almighty has said:
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“The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress mankind, and wrongfully rebel in the earth. For such there is a painful doom.” (42:42)
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“The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress mankind, and wrongfully rebel in the earth. For such there is a painful doom.” (42:42)
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"For them is a painful punishment."
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It has been narrated in a hadith qudsi:
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"O My servants,
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I have forbidden injustice for Myself,
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and have made it forbidden among you,
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so do not wrong one another."
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Narrated by Muslim.
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This type of injustice is not forgiven by Allah
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until retribution is taken for some servants from others,
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or the oppressed person pardons the one who wronged them.
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Injustice toward people varies, including wronging them
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in their religion by turning them away from the path of Allah,
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or against their persons through killing, torture, or imprisonment,
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or against their minds through doubts,
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or through narcotics and intoxicants,
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or against their wealth by plundering it,
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or by depriving them of their rights,
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or against their honor through illicit desires and violation of chastity,
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or through slander, insults, and humiliation.
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Third:
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Injustice toward one's own self.
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Whether this is by committing sins
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that are between the individual and Allah the Almighty,
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or by wronging others,
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or by falling into shirk against Allah the Almighty.
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Because all of this,
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just as it is the placing of matters in a place other than that
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which Allah the Almighty approves of,
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is also a harm to the self,
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by leading it toward blame and punishment
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instead of praise and reward.
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Allah the Almighty has said:
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"They did not wrong Us, but they were wronging themselves."
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And the Almighty has said:
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“Lo! Allah wrongeth not mankind in aught; but mankind wrong themselves.” (10:44)
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“Lo! Allah wrongeth not mankind in aught; but mankind wrong themselves.” (10:44)
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The verses regarding injustice toward the self, beyond what has been mentioned, are numerous.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.