Wisdom of The Holy Prophet — Page 69
MORAL VALUES 69 10. Allah grants respite to the oppressor, but when He seizes him He does not let go. 11. Beware of the cry of the oppressed one, for there is no bar between it and Allah. 12. The cry of an oppressed one meets with Allah's response even though he be a sinner, for his sins are his personal burden. 13. Guard yourself against the cry of the oppressed one because He appeals to Allah for his due, and Allah does not deny anyone his due. 14. Guard yourselves against the cry of the oppressec one for it ascends to heaven like a spark of fire. 15. Guard yourself against the cry of the oppressed one for it is borne on the clouds and Allah declares: By My Honour and My Majesty I shall surely succour thee, even though after a while. 16. Shun oppression for oppression will become mani fold datl:nesses on the Day of Judgment. 17. The oppressed will be prosperous on the Day of Judgme:. t. 18. You will observe unfair discrimination after I am gone. ti wn be steadfast till you meet me at the Fountain of Plenty i11 the other world. 19. The most obnoxious persons in the sight of Allah are three: he who denounces the faith in the precincts of the Ka'aba, he who seeks to restore in Islam the forms and practices current in pre-Islamic times and he who seeks to shed the blood of another unlawfully. 20. A rich man's slowness in the discharge of his obi. igations is oppression. 21. It is enough sin for a person to hold back the. allowance of one who is dependent upon him. 22. Evil is the person who is led astray by his desires.