No share in the Hereafter for those who sell away their oaths for a small price

Keeping covenants and taking oaths is one of the most sacred obligation for men of any faith. Whether these oaths are taken as a pledge to Allah for keeping our faith intact as commanded to us in all Divine Scriptures or when making a pledge between two or people, the importance of keeping the oaths respected remains the same. Although, the 77th verse of Surah 3. Al-i'Imran is related to the making and breaking of the covenants by Jews...

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Who will never feel even the smell of Paradise

Islam lays immense emphasis on Justice and encourages the rulers ruling the Islamic states to be just and kind. In fact, justice is the hallmark of an Islamic state and states where rulers are helpful, kind and just. such rulers are best liked by Allah and His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.The Qur'an says: "Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do righteous deeds that He will assuredly make them to succeed (the present) rulers and grant...

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Allah is with the judge so long he is not unjust

Islam lays a great emphasis on upholding of Justice for a state devoid of true justice will crumble one day when injustice becomes so intense that innocents are imprisoned and persecuted while the evil and miscreants roam freely. There are numerous verses in Qur'an which caution the believers to uphold justice and that rights of innocent are protected. We have already shared some of these verses under heading: Justice / Rules of Islamic...

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Give full measures and weight - With Justice

Justice is the hallmark of the social system as enunciated in the Qur'an. At a number of places in Qur'an, Allah has cautioned believers to abide by justice, both in weights and measures and in dealings with others. We have already shared a number of these verses under the heading Justice / Rules of Islamic Law in our reference page Selected Verses from Qur'an. Today, through this post, we add yet another Divine reminder to the...

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Selected verses from Qur'an on Justice / Rules of Islamic Law

Impartial, unbiased and fair justice is the hallmark of Islamic Law as deduced from Qur'an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The main purpose of justice under Islamic Law is providing preventive and precautionary measures to minimize the commission of crimes. At the same time, it is to compensate the losses incurred to the aggrieved. Justice should be so impartial that even the wealthiest, positional or occupier of a governmental position...

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Judge in accordance with Allah's Commandments - and do not dispute on behalf of the dishonest

No two people or a community can thrive peacefully unless justice is ensured equally to everyone without any prejudice to social status or position of opposing sides. Many a nations have been wiped out where the elite and so called socially highly placed few were given privileged decisions by the judges and the ordinaries were deprived to get their rightful rights. Justice is the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral...

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Justice in Islam: Stand firmly for justice even though it be against the rich or poor

Justice is always portrayed as a blindfolded woman holding the balanced scale  expressing the belief that justice is blind and it doesn't differentiate between who is wronged and who did the wrong. However, it is often seen the despot or the affluent who usually wrong the poor have the backstage reins of justice in their hands and their advocates, well paid and deep pocketed,  over power the representatives of the poor and have the...

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