Wisdom of The Holy Prophet — Page 68
68 OPPRESSION AND TRANSGRESSION If every wrpngdoer possessed all that is in the earth he would seek to ransom himself therewith (10. 55). * * * The Hply Prophet (peace be on him) said: 1. Let no one oppress another. 2. There is no sin for which Allah sends down speedier punishment in this world, in addition to the punishment re served in the qereafter, than oppression and sundering the ties of kinship. 3. There are two wrongs which Allah punishes quickly in this very life; transgression and disobedience of parents. 4. If people witness an act of oppression and do not stop the oppressor and make him desist. Allah may include them all in His retribution. 5. He who strikes another even one strike unjustly will be called to account on the Day of Judgment. 6. If a person has transgressed against his brother's honour or worldly goods, let him hasten to seek acceptance of amends in this world before the day when there will be available neither gold nor silver to compensate a wr_ong. Else. if the transgressor has any good deeds to his credit, they will be transferred to the account of his victim according to the measure of his injury; and if there is no good to his credit the sins of the victim will be transferred to his account in the same measure. 7. He who grabs an inch of land unjustly will carry the weight of seven worlds around his neck on the Day of Judgment. 8. Allah will chastise those in the other world who persecute His people in this one. 9. Alla-h will afflict him who injures others and will be hard on him who is hard on others.