Oppression
24 sayings
"Injustice (Zulm) of this world is darkness (Zulumaat) of the hereafter."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 340 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) explained the words of Allah: Surely your Lord is waiting in ambush, saying, "His ambush is a bridge over the Sirat Bridge which is inaccessible to those who do injustice."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 340 link
It is narrated that Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) said that the Almighty Allah says: "I swear by My honor that I will not accept the prayer of an oppressed for an injustice which he has also done to others."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 340 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) relates that The ruler of the time of a prophet was unjust. The Almighty Allah revealed on His prophet, "Go and tell your ruler that he is not being made the ruler to oppress people. He is made the ruler to stop injustice to the people. Surely I am not going to forgive the injustice done to the subjects even if they are disbelievers."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 340 link
"An oppressed person benefits from the faith of an oppressor much more than the oppressor benefits from the world of the oppressed person."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
"One who does injustice to another the Almighty Allah takes accounts for the loss of wealth and life caused. However, He forgives the injustice between him and Allah if he repents."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
"One who does injustice to someone else, the Almighty Allah does injustice to him, his children or his grandchildren through a third person."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
"One who usurps the property of his brother by doing injustice to him, he will come on the Day of Judgment eating the fire of Hell."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
"One who usurps the wealth of a believer unlawfully, Allah will have hatred and enmity with him and his good deeds will not be accepted till he repents and returns the wealth to its owner."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "One of the greatest sins is to usurp the wealth of a believer unlawfully."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "One who oppresses people, fears retaliation."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
"Surely the Almighty Allah is enraged on a rich person who is unjust."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
"Sometimes a person is a victim of oppression and he curses till the time he himself becomes the oppressor."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 341 link
"One who keeps quiet when an oppressor is doing injustice, the Almighty Allah makes that oppressor overpower him. He does not accept the prayer of the oppressed and does not reward him for injustice done to him."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 342 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "One who oppresses someone and cannot meet the oppressed once again, he should do Istighfar (seek Allah's forgiveness). It is atonement for the injustice done by him."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 342 link
"Allah takes the revenge of an unjust from another unjust person. It is in accordance with the verse: And thus do We make some of the iniquitous to rule upon others on account of what they earned [Surah Anaam 6:129]."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 342 link
"One who helps an unjust against his victim, the Almighty Allah will be enraged upon him till the time he stops helping him."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 342 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The reward of good done to someone is rewarded earlier than other good deeds and an injustice done to someone is punished earlier than other bad deeds. It is enough for one to have the bad quality of peeping into confidential matters of other people, to continue criticizing others for defects he himself has and to trouble people with senseless talks."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 343 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said that A caller will call out on the Day of Judgment, "Where are oppressors and their helpers? Those who bring ink for them, who prepare bags for them and those who hold the pen for them; all are included among their helpers."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 328 link
"The evil deed punished first is injustice done to others."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 343 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "If a mountain does injustice to another mountain the Almighty Allah will raze it to the ground."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 343 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The evil deed to be punished first is injustice."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 343 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that a person challenged a man from Bani Hashim to fight with him. The person refused to fight. Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "Why didn't you fight?" The Hashimite replied, "That person is a very brave Arab and I think he can beat me easily." Imam (a.s.) said, "If he has done injustice to you, you should have fought with him and overpowered him, because if a mountain does injustice to another, Allah destroys the unjust mountain."
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 343/344 link
There are three actions in the book of Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.), which if one commits, he/she will not die until he/she has faced its bad consequences. They are oppression, breaking relations and false testimony, through which he/she is fighting against Allah.
Iqbal al-A`amal, page 278 link
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