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"Haram, Blash Adraha"!

٢٦ نوفمبر ٢٠١٤
"Haram, Blash Adraha"!

A student cheats for his friend in the exam, giving him the lab report (report) to copy from, and the excuse: "Haram, let him pass... his family needs it." An employee is asked to testify for his colleague who steals from the company's private funds, so he refuses to testify with what he knows, and the excuse: "Haram, don't cut off livelihoods, the company's money is plenty, they won't be harmed by this theft." A department head is asked by a student for a certificate that he trained with him for the required period from the university, even though he didn't train, so he gives it, and the excuse: "Haram, all students do it, this certificate doesn't harm anyone." To all of them: It's as if you haven't read Allah's saying: (O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more worthy of them both, so follow not the desires lest you may incline [to justice] and if you incline or turn away - then indeed, Allah is ever, of what you do, Acquainted (135)). Let's stand with the words of the verse: (Be persistently standing firm for justice): (standing firm) is an intensive form of being upright, meaning stand for justice in every incident and in every position. So it does not exempt you to stand for it most of the time and lean away from it sometimes! (Witnesses for Allah): meaning testify to the truth for the sake of Allah the Exalted. (Even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives): meaning even if the true testimony harms you, and even your parents and relatives! This does not contradict the kindness commanded towards them. For Allah who commanded you with kindness commands you here with truthful testimony. (Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more worthy of them both): meaning do not let the wealth of the rich or the poverty of the poor affect your testimony, such as saying for example: (He is rich, if I testify falsely for him, it will not be thought that he eats the right of the poor, he does not need it), or: (He is a poor needy, so it does not harm the rich if I testify for him from his money with a little). (Allah is more worthy of them both): for Allah is more merciful to them and more knowledgeable, and He is the One who considers in His legislation what is in the interest of their current situation without neglecting the right of either of them. And whoever among you says: (Haram, I do not want to harm him) and testifies falsely, it is as if he is correcting Allah and sees himself more worthy and more merciful than Allah to His servants! (So follow not the desires lest you may incline [to justice]) for what you think is mercy is a condemned desire! Do not call it by any other name. (And if you incline or turn away): by insisting on this desire after Allah has clarified to you. (Then indeed, Allah is ever, of what you do, Acquainted): and in that is a threat to those who insist on letting their desires overcome Allah's ruling, the Most Merciful of the Merciful. So whoever justifies cheating or false testimony or concealing the truth by saying "Haram, let me benefit him" or "Haram, don't harm him"... what you do is haram, so beware! In the comments, there are important clarifications.