Oppression belongs to two categories.

Oppression belongs to two categories. In one category are the tyrant rulers and vicious kings, for whom committing oppression is a normal practice. In the second category are the individuals who may do injustice to someone else once in a while. We shall study all these types of injustices in four sub-topics. Helping the oppressor in oppression Helping an oppressor in any way whatsoever is Harām.

For example to hand over a cane to someone so that he can beat an innocent person, or to help in any way to imprison him or kill him. The renowned Shaykh Ansari writes in Makasib that the prohibiting of co-operation with the oppressors is confirmed by all four proofs required to prove the Islamic laws. i.e. Qur’an, reason, Sunnat and Ijma. Logic: Reason dictates that there is no difference between the actual oppressor and the one who helps him.

Both are equally responsible for the act of injusice. It is possible that if there is no one to help the oppressor he may not be able to oppress. Hence logically it is Harām help an oppressor. Ijma: Refering to…