(225) بَابُ الظُّلْمُ ظُلُمَاتٌ
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "Fear injustice. Injustice will appear asdarkness on the Day of Rising. Fear avarice. Avarice destroyed people beforeyou and led them to shed one another's blood and to make lawful what wasunlawful for them."
Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, "During the final days of my community therewill be distortion, slander and tyranny, and it will begin with peoplewho commit injustices."
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Injustice will appear as darkness on the Day of Rising."
Abu Sa'id reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "When the believers are saved from the Fire,they will be stopped on a bridge between the Garden and the Fire. Theywere be interrogated concerning the injustices which occurred between themin this world. When they have been cleansed and they have been disciplined,then they will be given permission to enter the Garden. By the One whoholds the soul of Muhammad in His hand, one of them is better guided inhis position than he was in this world."
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Beware of injustice. Injustice will appear as darknesson the Day of Rising. Beware of coarseness. Allah does not love those whoare coarse and foul mouthed. Beware of avarice for it destroyed those beforeyou. They cut off their relatives. Allah summoned them and they made lawfulwhat was unlawful."
Jabir reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Beware of injustice. Injustice will appear as darknesson the Day of Rising. Fear avarice. It destroyed those before you and causedthem to shed one another's blood and to make lawful what was unlawful."
Abu'd-Duha said:
"Masruq and Shutayr ibn Shakal met in the mosque.The people sitting in circles in the mosque moved towards them. Masruqsaid, 'I can only think that these people are gathering around us in orderto hear good from us. If you relate from 'Abdullah, I will confirm you.If I relate from 'Abdullah, you can confirm me.' He said, 'Abu 'A'isha,relate!' He said, 'Did you hear 'Abdullah say, "The eyes commit fornication.The hands commit fornication. The feet commit fornication, and then thegenitals either confirm or deny that?"' 'Yes,' he replied, 'I have heardit.' He said, 'Did you hear 'Abdullah say, "There is no ayat in the Qur'anwhich is greater in combining the halal and the haram and the command and theprohibition than this ayat: 'Indeed Allah commands to justice and doing good andgiving to relatives' (16.90)?"' 'Yes,' he replied, 'I have heard it.' Hesaid, 'Did you hear 'Abdullah say, "There is no ayat in the Qur'an swifterin bringing relief than His words, "Whoever has taqwa of Allah - Hewill give him a way out" (65:2)?' 'Yes,' he replied, 'I have heard it.'He said, 'Did you hear 'Abdullah say, "There is no ayat in the Qur'an strongerin entrusting things to Allah than His words, "My slaves, you have transgressedagainst yourselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah" (39:53)?' 'Yes,'he replied, 'I heard that.'"
Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, reported that Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said:
"My slaves!I have forbidden injustice for Myself and I have made it forbidden amongyou, so do not wrong one another."My slaves! You err by night and day and I forgive wrong actions and do not care. Ask me for forgiveness and I will forgive you."My slaves! All of you are hungry unless I have fed you, so ask Me to feed you, and I will feed you. All of you are naked unless I have clothed you, so ask Me to clothe you and I will clothe you."My slaves! If all of you, the first of you and the last of you, the jinn among you and the men among you, were to be as godfearing as the most godfearing heart of any one of you, that would not add anything to My kingdom. If they were to be as corrupt as the most corrupt heart of any one of you, that would not decrease anything in My kingdom. If they were to join together in one place and then ask of Me, and I gave every man among them what he asked for that, that would not reduce My kingdom at all, except as the sea is decreased if a needle is dipped into it."My slaves! It is only your actions which I have appointed for you. Whoever finds good should praise Allah. Whoever finds other than that should only blame himself.'"