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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Taqwa (Piety) Advice of Oppression (Injustice) ========================== One of the other pests that disrupts society, destroys the Muslims’ unity, and causes division is oppression or injustice to people and even to animals. It is a vice hated by God. Oppression or injustice is the cause of many vices such as backbiting, abusing, theft, inchastitiy, misappropriation, and dishonoring.

God Almighty reproaches injustice in many Quranic verses and introduces the oppressor as a bad human being: “…surely the unjust will not be successful.” [^1] In another verse, God says: “So the roots of the people who were unjust were cut off; and all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.” [^2] God also says: “…will any be destroyed but the unjust people?” [^3] On the same topic, God says: “… so away with the unjust people.” [^4] In another verse, God Almighty says: “And let those fear (in their behaviour toward orphans) who if they left behind them weak offspring would be afraid for them.

So let them mind their duty to Allah, and speak justly.” [^5] Abu Abdullah (Imam Sadiq) (AS) has been reported as saying: “Whoever does injustice; God will make someone dominant on him, who will do injustice to him, to his children and to his grandchildren.”[^6] The narrator reports: “I asked the Imam: ‘Why does God impose an oppressor on the following generation while a certain has done the injustice?’ The Imam recited the above-mentioned verse and also this verse: “The unjust shall not have any compassionate friend nor any intercessor who should be obeyed.” [^7] The messenger of Allah (SAW) has been reported as saying: “Keep away from injustice, for injustice near God is darkness on the Day of Judgment.”[^8] The messenger of Allah (SAW) has been reported by Imam Ali (AS) as saying: “Allah the Almighty says: My wrath is great against one who does injustice to someone who has no helper other than me.”[^9] In a commentary on this verse “…Then be on your guard against the Fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers” [^10], Imam Ali (AS) said: “O our followers, fear Allah!

Be careful not to be the fuel of this fire if you are not disbelievers.