One of the most important foundations of our shariah is\njustice. Allah SWT sent Prophets and books to humanity to show them the way to\nhappiness in this life, and success in the hereafter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scholars of Islam, explain that the aim of Sharia is to\npromote human welfare. This is evident in the Qur’an, and teachings of the\nProphet SAWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They explain that the welfare of humans is based on the fulfilment\nof necessities, needs, and comforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Necessities are matters that worldly and religious life\ndepend upon. Their omission leads to unbearable hardship in this life, or\npunishment in the next. There are five necessities: preservation of religion,\nlife, intellect, lineage, and wealth. These ensure individual and social\nwelfare in this life and the hereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of these necessities is the subject of our reminder\ntoday. Unjust killing and murder is forbidden as it is in direct conflict with\nthe first of the five necessities in life. However, we live in a time and a\nplace where so much death and killing is heard of that we are almost\ndesensitized to the occurrence of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, we need to understand the consequences of such an\nact. The imam referenced the 93rd<\/sup> ayat of Sura Nisa which is\ntranslated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n But whoever kills a believer\nintentionally – his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and\nAllah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a\ngreat punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear brothers and sisters, we hear so much of the love and\nthe mercy of Allah SWT. We imagine Allah SWT to be a kind benevolent God and so\nwhen we hear of a verse of the Quran in which Allah SWT speaks of His anger\nthen we ought to shudder in fear and contemplate the action that causes such a consequence\nfor His creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This point is reiterated again in the 68th<\/sup> and 69th<\/sup>\nayats of Sura Al-Furqan which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n And those who do not invoke with\nAllah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed],\nexcept by right, and do not commit illicit relations. And whoever should do\nthat will meet a penalty. Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of\nResurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear brothers and sisters, our youth is in need of this\nreminder. We cannot escape the fact that knife crime is a real problem in this\ncountry. Although the peak of this is in London, we have problems with gangs in\nall towns and cities. Our youth needs to be educated on both the dangers of\nthis in this world and the next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The imam also spoke of ayat 32 of Sura Al-Maidah which\ntranslates to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because of that, We decreed upon\nthe Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for\ncorruption [done] in the land – it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And\nwhoever saves one – it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our\nmessengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of\nthem, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear brothers and sisters, to kill one is to have killed all\nof mankind. Allah SWT sets out to illustrate the gravity of this sin. However,\nthe very same ayat He flips it over to explain His divine mercy by explaining\nthat whoever saves the life of one soul is as if he has saved the life of the\nwhole of mankind. This is the level of mercy Allah SWT demonstrates to His\ncreation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our beloved Prophet SAWS taught us on this topic also. The\nfirst hadith speaks of the signs of the last days approaching. It translates to\nsay:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Hour (Last Day) will\nnot be established until (religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the death\nof religious learned men), earthquakes will be very frequent, time will pass\nquickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and money will overflow\namongst you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alongside that the Prophet SAWS wanted of killing in this\nhadith which translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Prophet (\ufdfa) said, “Avoid\nthe seven destructive things.” It was asked: (by those present):\n“What are they, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “Associating\nanyone or anything with Allah in worship; practising sorcery, killing of someone\nwithout a just cause whom Allah has forbidden, devouring the property of an\norphan, eating of usury, fleeing from the battlefield and slandering chaste\nwomen who never even think of anything touching chastity and are good\nbelievers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear brothers and sisters, we live in a time and a place\nwhere we hear of atrocities occurring almost all the time. There is a complete\ndisregard for this from so many that one can only be fearful of how close we\nare to The Hour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, we should take a lesson from this in that we make\nefforts to do our part. Saving a life is to save the life of all of mankind and\nso we can actively participate in this good deed. Whether it is objecting to\natrocities happening overseas through positive activism or through the\neducation of our youth to ensure they aren\u2019t trapped into gangs and violent\ncrime that results from them, the responsibility lies with us all as a\ncommunity. Let\u2019s use today\u2019s reminder to be mindful of this and keep ourselves\non the right side of this reminder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the most important foundations of our shariah is justice. Allah SWT sent Prophets and books to humanity to show them the way to happiness in this life, and success in the hereafter. 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