Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 225
26 December 1905 225 1 َّنِا َهّٰللا ُرُمْاَي ِلْدَعْلاِب َو ِناَسْحِاْلا َو ِئٓاَتْيِا يِذ ىٰبْرُقْلا َّنِا َهّٰللا ُرُمْاَي ِلْدَعْلاِب َو ِناَسْحِاْلا َو ِئٓاَتْيِا يِذ ىٰبْرُقْلا Surely, Allah the Exalted enjoins justice, and if you progress from this, He commands i h s a n [benevolence], and if you advance even beyond that, He commands it a -e-dhil-qurb a [give like the giving of kin to kin]. The State of being Just The state of being just is like the case of someone righteous in the state of nafs-e-amm a rah [the self that incites to evil]. The command to be just is given to reform this very condition. One has to oppose the ego in this condition. For example, one has to repay a debt owed to someone, but the ego desires—even in such a situation—to usurp it in some way. And by chance, if its term also passes, in that case the ego grows even more bold and audacious that now there can be no legal impeachment, but this is not right. Justice requires that his debt should be paid and not be usurped by any subterfuge or excuse. I am sad to say that some people do not care about these matters, and there are people in my Jam a ‘at as well who pay scant attention to paying their debts. This is against the require- ment of justice. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would not offer the [Funeral] Prayer of such people [upon their death]. So let each of you remember well that one should not be lax in repaying debts and should shun all kinds of dishonesty and deceit because it is against the Divine command that He has given in this verse. 1. S u rah an-Na h l, 16:91 [Publisher]