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Fulfilment of mutual rights, payment of that which is due to a person - whatever be its measure, fairness and even-handedness with respect to the partners … are all examples of justice. A person's esteem is reliant upon his justice and fairness. If a king is just, his subjects shall be the beneficiaries of divine grace and blessings. Allah sent the Prophets with manifest proofs in order to establish justice within the society and to prevent it from being led towards decadence.

Dependence of people with respect to one another necessitates that moderateness and fairness is taken into regard with respect to discipline, morals, covenants and even children. Deviating from moderation and going towards the extremes weaken the foundations of justice and serve to inflame discords amongst the people. Shadeed’s Governance After the death of 'ad, his two sons - Shaddad and Shadeed became kings.

But since the latter died earlier, Shaddad became the absolute monarch during the time of Hadhrat Hud (a.s). Although a polytheist, Shadeed exhibited justice to such an extent that it became well-known that during his reign neither would a wolf attack a sheep nor would an eagle attack a pigeon. With the objective of resolving the disputes of his subjects, Shadeed nominated a judge in his kingdom and provided him with a monthly allowance.

However, despite sitting in the court for a period of one year, no one came with a dispute for him to resolve!!

Therefore he said to Shadeed: “It is unbecoming for me to take my monthly allowance for I have not resolved any dispute!” However Shadeed ordered: “You must take your allowance and continue to fulfil the responsibilities entrusted unto you.” After a period two persons approached the judge and one of them said to him: “I had purchased a piece of land from this person and have stumbled across a treasure in it.