128THKHUTBAH
DELIVERED AT AREA 10 JUMA’AH MASJID ABUJA,
YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI ON 14TH JULY, 2017/ 20TH SHAWWAL 1438AFTER HIJRA
TOPIC: EVIL CONSEQUENCES OF OPPRESSION
(AZ-ZULM)
All praises and thanks
are due to Allah, the Lord of all that exists. Peace and blessings of Allah be
upon Prophet Muhammad (SAW), His family, companions and those who follow his
guidance until the Day of accountability.
Respected brothers and
sisters in Islam, today’s sermon will discuss the topic: Evil of consequences
of oppression.
The term oppression (zulm) simply means the
exercise of authority, or power in a cruel or unjust manner. Oppression can
also be seen as to take away other peoples’ life; property, without right; to
beat, abuse, and mistreat them; and to take advantage of the weak. One of the
greatest sins, which Allah forbade His Servants and fixed a certain punishment
for them in this world and in the Hereafter, is (az-Zulm) oppression. It can
take a form of transgressing the limits on oneself; transgressing the boundaries
of others; or claiming that which does not belong to oneself; or denying others
their rights unlawfully. Imam Muslim reported in his Sahih from the Hadith of
Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: "Beware of injustice, for oppression will be darkness on the Day of
Resurrection." In another hadith of
qudsi He said: "O My Servants, I have prohibited injustice for Myself and
have made oppression unlawful for you, so do not oppress one another..Imammuslim).
Some verses and ahadith
on evil consequences of oppression include:
1. Oppression leads to
the highest bankruptcy [poverty] in the day of Qiyamah:
Abu Hurairah, may Allah
be pleased with him, reported: “The Messenger of Allah,[SAW] said: “Do you know
who is the bankrupt one?” The people said: ‘The bankrupt among us is the one
who has neither money nor property.’ He said: “The real bankrupt one of my
nation would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrection having (performed)
prayers, (observed) fasting and (spent in) charity. (However, he will find
himself bankrupt on that Day due to depleting these good deeds) because he
despised others, uttered slanderous terms against others, unlawfully devoured
the wealth of others, shed the blood of others, and beat others. Therefore, his
good deeds would be credited to the account of those (who suffered at his
hand). If his good deeds are exhausted, their sins (i.e., those he oppressed)
will be entered in his account and he will be thrown into the (Hell) Fire.”
[Muslim
2. Allah [SWT] is fully
aware of the wrongdoers and He will punish them for them for their evil deeds..
And He says ”and never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do.
He only delays them for a day when eyes will stare [in horror]. Racing ahead,
their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their
hearts are void. And [oO Muhammad], warn the people of a day when the
punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, “our Lord, delay
us for a short term; we will answer your call and follow the messengers.” [but
it will be said],” had you not sworn, before, that for you there would be no
cessation? And you lived among the
dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it had become clear to
you how we dealt with them. And we presented for you [ many] examples.”
Q:14:42-45
3. Allah [SWT] grants the prayer of the
oppressed against the oppressor: Mu`aazbnJabal may Allah be pleased with him,
reported that the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: “Beware of the supplication of
the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and Allah.” [Al-Bukhari and
Muslim]. In another narration, the Prophet [SAW] said: "There are three
persons whose supplications are never rejected: The just leader, the fasting
person when he breaks his fast, and the oppressed when he supplicates and whose
supplication is raised above the clouds and the gates of heaven are opened for
it, and (to whom) Allah will say: 'By My Glory! I shall assist you, even if it
is after a while.'" [At-Tirmithi]
4. How to relate with the transgressor and
the transgressed:
Anas, may Allaah be
pleased with him, reported: “The Messenger of Allah may the peace and blessings of Allah be on
him said: 'Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or is oppressed.' A
man asked: 'O Messenger of Allah! I (know how to) help him when he is
oppressed, but how can I help him when he is an oppressor?' He [SAW] said: 'You
can restrain him from committing oppression. That will be your help to him.'”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
5. A woman was admitted in to hell fire
for oppressing a cat: The Prophet (SAW) said there was once a woman who
oppressed a cat, and because of that, she was made to enter hell-fire. on the
contrary, there was a prostitute who was very thirsty. She saw a well and descended
in order to fetch herself some water. On her way up, she noticed a thirsty dog.
So she took her shoe and filled it up with water to give to the dog, so as not
to oppress it. Because of her kindness, Allah granted her Paradise.
Types of oppression
Oppression is divided
into three types:
The first type is
oppressing oneself by disbelief, polytheism, and hypocrisy. Allah (may He be
Exalted) says: "It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh and
worship none but Him Alone) and mixed not their belief with Zulm (wrong i.e. by
worshipping others besides Allâh), for them (only) there is security and they
are the guided." [Surat Al An`am: 82].
The doer of this type
of oppression is not forgiven if he dies as such, but he is cursed and expelled
from the mercy of Allah as mentioned in the Qur'an and on the tongue of His
Messenger (peace be upon him); Allah (may He be Exalted) says: "No doubt!
the curse of Allâh is on the Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers,
oppressors)." [SuratHud: 18].
The second type is:
Injustice between a servant and the people which has many forms: causing harm
to the people, taking away their lives or part of it; climbing people’s
shoulder; diverting people's money falsely and aggressively. Such as devouring
the orphan’s or public property or not giving the labors their wages,
decreasing them, stealing, cheating, or dealing with usury, etc. Allah (may He
be Exalted) says: "And eat up not one another's property unjustly (in any
illegal way e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.)." [Surat Al Baqarah:
188].
Al Bukhari and Muslim
reported from the Hadith of Abu Musa Al Ash`ary who narrated that the Messenger
of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Allah gives respite to the oppressor,
but when He takes him over, He never releases him." Then he recited:
"Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) the
towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His Seizure is painful, (and)
severe."" [SuratHud: 102].
It was reported from
Abu Bakrah that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "There is no wrong
action which Allah (SWT) is swifter to punish in this world in addition to the
punishment which He has stored up for the wrongdoer in the Next World than
injustice and cutting off ties of kinship." Imam Ahmad
IbnTaymiyah (may Allah
bestow mercy on his soul) said: "People did not disagree that the
consequence of oppression is bad, whereas the consequence of justice is good.
It was reported that Allah provides victory for the just country even if it is
a disbeliever and does not provide victory for the unjust country even if it is
a Muslim."
The third type is
oppressing oneself by committing sins and faults.
Allah (SWT) says: "Then We gave the Book (the Qur'ân) as inheritance to
such of Our slaves whom We chose (the followers of Muhammad peace be upon him).
Then of them are some who wrong their ownselves, and of them are some who
follow a middle course, and of them are some who are, by Allâh's Leave,
foremost in good deeds. That (inheritance of the Qur'ân) - that is indeed the
great grace." [SuratFatir: 32].
Allah (SWT) said about
his Prophet Moses (AS)
"He said: "My
Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, so forgive me." Then He forgave him.
Verily, He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful." [Surat Al Qasas: 16].
This type of oppression
which contains sins and faults that did not reach the stage of polytheism will
make its doer under the will of Allah, He may either punish him or forgive and
cover him.
Al Bukhari and Muslim
reported from the Hadith of Ibn `Umar that the Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: "Allah will bring a believer near Him and shelter him with His
Screen and ask him: Did you commit such-and-such sins? Did you commit
such-and-such sins? He will say: Yes, my Lord. Allah will keep on asking him
till he will confess all his sins and will think that he is ruined. Allah will
say: I did screen your sins in the world and I forgive them for you today.
Then, he will be given the book of his good deeds in his right hand. As for the
infidels and hypocrites, (their evil acts will be exposed publicly) and the
witnesses will say:"These are the ones who lied against their Lord!
Surely, the curse of Allâh is on theZâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers,
oppressors)." [SuratHud: 18].
FACTORS LIABLE FOR OPPRESSION (ZULM)
1.
Devil:O mankind, eat from whatever is on
earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan.
Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.He only orders you to evil and immorality
and to say about Allah what you do not know.
2.
Selfish interest: ( So follow not [personal]
inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or
refuse [to give it], then indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted.
3.
Devilish mind: (Indeed, the soul is a
persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed,
my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful)Q12:53.
WAYOUT
FROM DEVILSH MIND OF OPPRESSION
1. Death:
Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full]
compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from the Fire
and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire]. And what is the life of
this world except the enjoyment of delusion.Q3.185
2. Power
of Allah is over and above your power: (And never think that Allah is unaware
of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare
[in horror].Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come
back to them, and their hearts are void) Q14:42-43.
3. Constant
Azkar and istigfar: And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves
[by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and
who can forgive sins except Allah ? - and [who] do not persist in what they have
done while they know) Q3.135
4. Angels
are taking the record of your actions: (And
indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,Noble and recording;They know whatever
you do)Q82:10-13 and
5. Records
of your actions are well kept. (And the record [of deeds] will be placed
[open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will
say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great
except that it has enumerated it?" And they will find what they did
present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one) Q18:49
Brothers and sisters in
Islam, It is obligatory on a believer to free himself from the rights of others
[whatsoever] before the Day of Recompense where there is no Naira nor US dollar
or pounds sterling, but there are only good deeds and bad deeds. It was
reported from Abu Hurairah [RA] that the Prophet [SAW] said: "Whoever has
oppressed another person concerning his reputation or anything else, he should
beg him to forgive him. Before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no
money (to compensate for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good
deeds will be taken from him according to his oppression which he has done, and
if he has no good deeds; the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on
him." Imam Bukhari
At this juncture, I
will like to draw the attention of the entire Muslim ummah to be peace
ambassadors and brothers keepers by assisting each other against their
collective enemies and oppressors wherever they are. Let us try to be vigilant
everywhere we are, do not cause harm to any one, and do not allow yourself to
be used to oppress others.Here I will seize this opportunity, to appeal to the
FG through our security agencies to put more effort and take drastic action
against oppressors of Mambila killings as well asoppressors and kidnapers along
Abuja- Kaduna road and the entire nation, things are going out of hand.
We ask Allah the most
high, to continue to guide and protect us, protect our leaders, our security
personals and the entire Muslims of this country. Ameen
Kindly extend
it to others…
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