It was relayed on the authority of Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, radiyallahu ‘anhu, that the Prophet,
sallallahu alayhi wasallam, said, of what he related from his Lord, magnified and exalted be He,
Who said:
“O My servants, I have made oppression unlawful for Me and unlawful for
you, so do not commit oppression against one another. O My servants, all
of you are liable to err except for those whom I guide on the right path,
therefore seek guidance from Me so that I should direct you to the right
path. O My servants, all of you are hungry (needy) except for those whom I
feed, therefore seek food from Me so that I may feed you. O My servants,
all of you are naked (need clothes) except for those whom I provide
garments, therefore seek clothing from Me so that I should clothe you. O
My servants, you sin by night and by day and I am there to pardon your
sins, therefore seek forgiveness from Me so that I should grant you pardon.
O My servants, you can neither do Me any harm nor can you do Me any
good. O My servants, even if the first amongst you and the last amongst
you and the whole human race of yours and that of Jinns become as pious
as the most pious heart of any one amongst you, it will not add anything to
My Power or Kingdom. O My servants, even if the first amongst you and
the last amongst you and the whole human race of yours and that of Jinns
become as wicked as the most wicked heart of anyone amongst you, it will
not decrease anything from My Power or Kingdom. O My servants, even if
the first amongst you and the last amongst you and the whole human race
of yours and that of Jinns gather together on a sector of land and all ask of
Me and if I were to give everyone of them what they asked, that will not in
any way decrease what I have anymore than a needle decreases what is in
the ocean when it is put into it. O My servants, these deeds of yours which
I am recording for you I shall reward you for them, so he who finds good
should praise Allah and he who finds other than that should not blame anyone but himself.”
[Muslim]
We learned from the above piece that we should not be involved in acts of oppression no matter what. In fact it does not cost anything to be good and nice to others. We give to each and every one that which is due them without diminishing it in the slightest. When that happens, people feel safe and secure to deal with us.
We also learned that Allah is the owner of provision and He is not in any need of us, but we cannot do without Him. Our rebellion does not in anyway harm Allah neither does our piety benefit Him even in the slightest.
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