Islam and Human Rights — Page 70
Isl am and Hum an R ights 70 when they take by measure from other people, take it full, but when they give by measure to others or weigh out to them, they give them less. Do not such people know that they will be raised again unto a terrible day, the day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?” (82:2-7). Defective or worthless goods or articles should not be given in exchange for good ones (4:3). In short, any kind of transaction which does not comply with the highest standards of honesty and integrity must be eschewed, “for God loves not the dishonest” (8:59). Gambling is prohibited, inasmuch as it promotes dis sension and hatred and tends to deter those who indulge in it from the remembrance of God and from Prayer, thus occasioning a great deal more harm than any possible benefit that may be derived from it (2:220; 5:92). It also brings sudden and undeserved accession of wealth and en courages extravagance. Indulgence in gambling often brings ruin and misery in its wake. All unlawful means of acquiring property are pro - hibited, as these in the end destroy a people (4:30). Acquis ition of property or goods through falsehood falls in the same category. It is equally unlawful to seek to establish a title to property by obtaining judgment through corrupt means like bribery or false evidence