As for the injustice that is forgiven...
As for the injustice that is forgiven, it is the injustice of a person to himself in committing some small sins. And as for the injustice that is not left unquestioned, it is the injustice of the people on one another. In this case the punishment is severe, not [simply] wounding with knives or striking with whips, rather it is a punishment in comparison to which all this seems small.
10ـ ألا وإنَّ الظُّلْمَ ثَلاثَةٌ: فَظُلْمٌ لايُغْفَرُ، وظُلْمٌ لايُتْرَكُ، وظُلْمٌ مَغْفُورٌ لايُطْلَبُ، فَأمّا الظُّلْمُ الَّذي لايُغْفَرُ، فَالشِّـرْكُ باللّهِ لِقَوْلِهِ تَعالى: ﴿إنَّ اللّهَ لايَغْفِرُ أنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ ويَغْفِرُ مادُونَ ذلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشاءُ﴾ وأمَّا الظُّلْمُ الَّذي يُغْفَرُ، فَظُلْمُ المَرْءِ لِنَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ الهَناتِ، وأمَّا الظُّلْمُ الَّذي لايُتْـرَكُ، فَظُلْمُ العِبادِ بَعْضِهِمْ بَعْضاً، اَلعِقابُ هُنالِكَ شَديْدٌ لَيْسَ جَرْحاً بِالمُدى، وَلا ضَرْباً بِالسِّياطِ، ولكِنَّهُ ما يُسْتَصْغَرُ ذلِكَ مَعَهُ.
The most loathsome of traits is aggression. 11ـ أقْبَحُ الشِّيَمِ العُدْوانُ. The quickest thing is the downfall of an oppressor. 12ـ أعْجَلُ شَيْء صَرْعَةً اَلبَغْيُ. The vilest oppression is [that which is practiced] when one has power. 13ـ اَلأَمُ البَغْيِ عِنْدَ القُدْرَةِ. The vilest transgression is transgression against the intimate [friends]. 14ـ أفْحَشُ البَغْيِ اَلبَغْيُ عَلَى الألاّفِ. The most loathsome injustice is your withholding the rights of Allah.
15ـ أقْبَحُ الظُّلْمِ مَنْعُكَ حُقُوقَ اللّهِ. The most tyrannical person is he who oppresses the one who is fair to him. 16ـ أجْوَرُ النّاسِ مَنْ ظَلَمَ مَنْ أنْصَفَهُ. The actions that are most effective in bringing chastisement are oppression and ingratitude for blessings. 17ـ أبْلَغُ ما تُسْتَجْلَبُ بِهِ النِّقْمَةُ اَلبَغْيُ، وكُفْرُ النِّعْمَةِ. Verily the evil that brings the quickest retribution is injustice. 18ـ إنَّ أسْـرَعَ الشَّـرِّ عِقاباً الظُّلْمُ.
Indeed the ugliness in injustice is equivalent to the beauty in justice. 19ـ إنَّ القُبْحَ فِي الظُّلْمِ بِقَدْرِ الحُسْنِ فِي العَدْلِ. Injustice is [the cause of divine] punishment. 20ـ اَلظُّلْمُ عِقابٌ. Oppression takes away blessing. 21ـ اَلبَغْيُ يَسْلُبُ النِّعْمَةَ. Injustice brings [divine wrath and] chastisement. 22ـ اَلظُّلْمُ يَجْلِبُ النِّقْمَةَ. Injustice has adverse consequences. 23ـ اَلظُّلْمُ وَخيمُ العاقِبَةِ. Oppression puts an end to blessings. 24ـ اَلبَغْيُ يُزيلُ النِّعَمَ.
Injustice drives away blessings. 25ـ اَلظُّلْمُ يَطْرُدُ النِّعَمَ. Oppression brings [divine wrath and] chastisements.
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