Justice
32 sayings
And do not incline to those who do injustice,
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-ninth Greater Sin ,page 215 link
When Qiyamat occurs an announcer will call: Where are the unjust, the helpers of Unjust and those like the Unjust? So much so that even if one has procured merely pen and ink for the oppressor to write the order of oppression; all these people would be bundled up in a cage of iron and thrown into Hell.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-ninth Greater Sin ,page 215; Wasaelush Shia link
Three actions are the best. People should receive complete justice from you so much so that you desire for them what you desire for yourself. You must co-operate monetarily with your brothers in faith. You must remember Allah in every condition. That remembrance is not merely Subhanallah (Glory be to Allah) or Alhamdo Lillah (Praise be to Allah), (it is remembering Allah, always). When some duty comes upon you which Allah has ordered, you must fulfill it, and when some prohibited act comes before you; leave it.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 152; Al Kafi link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Amirul Momineen Ali (a.s.) advises his son Imam Hasan Mujtaba (a.s.) in his will:
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 152; Nahjul Balagha link
It is undesirable for a ruler to accept gifts, and blasphemous for a judge to do so.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1095; Page No. 155 link
Do not leave wisdom to the unwise, and do not withhold it from the wise, for both these will be injustice to it.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 493; Page No. 71 link
"If a person brought up in his community commits sins and people do not punish him from his crimes, the first chastisement from Allah upon them is that their sustenance will be reduced."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 282 link
Do not punish people when you are doubtful (about their faults), and be oblivious to the great men's blunders, unless (the punishment) is divinely prescribed.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 499; Page No. 72 link
God helps a judge as long as he keeps away from tyranny, but as soon as he starts cruelty, He leaves him on his own and Satan joins with him thereof.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 714; Page No. 103 link
Even a horned goat having gored an unhorned one will be called to account in the Doomsday when rights are given back to the rightful.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 536; Page No. 79 link
Be just in issuing judgment and speak well when uttering words, for God is good and loves good-doers.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 285; Page No. 46 link
Damned is the one who does not issue true judgment between two persons choosing him as a judge.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 431; Page No. 65 link
Justice is sweeter than water to a thirsty man.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 146, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 499 link
Justice is sweeter than honey, softer than butter and smells more fragrant than musk.
Ghurar al-Hikam, p. 147, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 499 link
He who treats people in such a way that he never wrongs them, and speaks to them and never lies to them, and when he makes a promise to them he never breaks it, such a person is perfect in his valorous qualities, his justice is manifest, and it becomes obligatory to consider him as one's brother and prohibited to backbite him.
al-Khisal, p. 208, no. 28; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 499 link
He who associates with people as he himself would like others to associate with him is indeed just.
Kanz al-Fawa' id li al-Karajiki, v. 2, p. 162; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 499 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Amir al-Mu'minin Im?m 'Al? ibn Ab? T?lib (a.s.) said in his will to his son al-Husayn (AS), 'I advise you to be wary of your duty to Allah in wealth and poverty and [I advise you] of being just towards both friend and foe.'
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 88; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 500 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The most just person is he who uses his strength even-handedly.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3242; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 500 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The most just from all creation is he who fulfils rights most indiscriminately.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3014; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 500 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The peak of justice is that a man be just towards his own self.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6368; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 500 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Justice is the base that supports the whole world.
Masalib al-Sa' ul, p. 61; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 498 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Allah, Glory be to Him, made justice a support for mankind, an eliminator of wrongs and sins, and an elevator of Islam.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4789; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 498 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Justice is the support of the masses and the beauty [adorning] the governors.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1954; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 498 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Justice is the shield of the nations.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1873; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 498 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The masses behave righteously through justice.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4215; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 498 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Blessings are multiplied through justice.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4211; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 498 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Justice is the regulatory system of authority.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 774; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 498 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Nothing can cause nations to flourish like justice.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9534; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 498 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
was once asked which was better, justice or generosity, to which he replied, 'Justice puts things in their rightful place, whereas generosity takes them away from their course. Justice is a general predominant state, whereas generosity is a transient characteristic. Justice is therefore the nobler and better of the two.'
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 437; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 499 link
Allah has made justice incumbent as a source of tranquility for the hearts.
Ellal al-Shara'ie, p. 247, no. ; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 499 link
Do not allow your silly ones rule over you.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 461; Page No. 68 link
In the Day of judgment, judges would experience an hour when they would wish for not having had judged between two persons even on a date.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1053; Page No. 148 link
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