[5] Justice For All

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤَدُّوا الْأَمَانَاتِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُمْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ أَنْ تَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُمْ بِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا

Verily! Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those to whom they are due; and that, when you judge between men, you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allah) gives you! Truly, Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer. [An-Nisaa 58]

This includes judgement between them in matters related to [الدماء – homicide, killing, physical violence], wealth, and honour, whether minor or major; (includes) relatives, non-relatives, the righteous, the unrighteous, an ally or enemy.

The intent behind justice Allah has commanded to be upheld is that which Allah has ordained through the speech of His Messenger regarding divine ordainments and rulings, and this necessitates knowledge of justice in order to judge by it.

And since these are good and just commands, He said:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُمْ بِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا

Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allah) gives you! Truly, Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer.

This is praise from Allah for His commands and prohibitions due to their inclusion of the welfare of the two abodes (the worldly life and after life) and repelling their harms. This is because the one who legislator them is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing; nothing is hidden from Him, and He knows the welfare of His servants in ways they do not.

An Excerpt from Tafseer As-Sadi.