Hud 109-113

Hud 109-113

109- DO NOT BE IN DOUBT CONCERNING WHAT THOSE WORSHIP, THEY WORSHIP WHAT THEIR FATHERS USED TO WORSHIP BEFOREHAND, AND WE WILL BE PAYING THEM IN FULL, NOT LESS.

110- AND WE HAVE GIVEN MOSES THE BOOK, BUT THEY DISPUTED ABOUT IT, AND IF IT WAS NOT FOR A WORD YOUR LORD DECREED BEFOREHAND, THE RULING OUT CONCERNING THEM WOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE, AND THEY ARE IN GREAT DOUBT INDEED ABOUT IT.

111- AND EACH WILL BE RECOMPENSED FOR THEIR DEEDS, FOR HE (ALLAH) KNOWS WELL WHAT THEY DO.

112- THEREFORE, STRAIGHTEN UP AS YOU HAVE BEEN COMMANDED AS WELL AS THOSE WHO REPENTED WITH YOU, AND DO NOT TRANSGRESS, FOR HE SEES ALL YOU DO.

113- AND DO NOT LEAN TOWARDS THE TRANSGRESSORS AND THE UNJUST, FOR THEN THE FIRE WILL TOUCH YOU, FOR YOU HAVE NO ALLIES OR SUPPORTERS OTHER THAN ALLAH, THEN YOU WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED.

 Allah the Highest is telling us that we should not be in any doubt that what the disbelievers worship are fake and false.  They worship and follow either idols of stones, or human beings, ideologies, or theories, instead of Allah the Highest.  This message is for the Muslims throughout the world and through the ages.  We need to remember this more than ever before.  

Allah the Highest is giving us the example of the people of Moses, who was given the book (Torah).  There was a great deal of dispute among them about the Torah, however Allah the Highest did not punish them the ultimate punishment then, because he decreed that beforehand.  We should always take heed of those before us; this is how we should benefit from history.

Both the believers and disbelievers will be recompensed for their deeds in full by Allah the Highest who knows well what they do.

To straighten up is to be upright and take the shortest road and to take the straightforward and shortest path to Allah the Highest.  This path does not deviate, and it  involves no excesses or transgression beyond Allah’s limits.  

This command is to Allah’s messenger Mohamed, prayer and peace upon him, and those who repented with him.  Repentance is from not believing, and all that goes with it of sinning.  Allah the Highest forbad us frequently in the Quran from transgressing His limits, which are His commands, Laws and prohibitions, such as.  “IT IS PERMITTED FOR YOU ON THE NIGHT OF FASTING TO HAVE INTERCOURSE WITH YOUR WIVES, THEY ARE GARMENTS FOR YOU AND YOU ARE GARMENTS FOR THEM.  ALLAH KNOWS THAT YOU USED TO DECEIVE YOURSELVES, AND HE PARDONED AND FORGAVE YOU.  NOW APPROACH THEM AND SEEK WHAT ALLAH ORDAINED FOR YOU, AND EAT AND DRINK UNTIL THE BLACK THREAD IS CLEAR FROM THE WHITE THREAD FROM THE DAWN, THEN COMPLETE FASTING UNTIL THE NIGHT.  AND DO NOT APPROACH THEM SEXUALLY WHILE YOU ARE ON RETREAT IN THE MOSQUES.  THESE ARE ALLAH’S LIMITS, SO DO NOT TRANSGRESS THEM.  SUCH DOES ALLAH CLARIFIES HIS AYAHS TO MANKIND SO THAT YOU MAY BE PIOUS”.  (S:2 A:187)

And “DIVORCING IS TWICE THEN EITHER HOLDING THEM WITH KINDNESS OR LETTING THEM GO WITH KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY.  AND IT IS NOT PERMITTED FOR YOU TO TAKE ANY THING YOU HAVE GIVEN THEM, UNLESS YOU FEAR THAT THEY SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP TO THE LIMITS ORDAINED BY ALLAH. IF YOU FEAR THAT BOTH SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP TO THE LIMITS ORDAINED BY ALLAH, THERE IS NO BLAME UPON THEM IF SHE RANSOMS HERSELF.  THESE ARE ALLAH’S LIMITS; DO NOT TRANSGRESS THEM, FOR THOSE WHO TRANSGRESS ALLAH’S LIMITS ARE THE UNJUST”.  (S:2 A:229)

In Ayah 113 Allah the Highest is commanding us not to lean towards the transgressors and unjust. Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “Injustice will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection”.

And Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said that Allah the Highest said: “My slaves, I have forbidden myself to be unjust and made it forbidden between you, so do not be unjust”.

There are two types of injustice:

1. A man’s injustice to himself through disbelief, idolatry or wrong doing and sinning.
2. The injustice of a man to another, or to other creatures of Allah the Highest.

Leaning to the unjust is through taking him or them as friends, companions, or partners.  Such relationships with the unjust may lead to:-

• That one might play a part in the injustice and then be a partner in the sin.
• To benefit from the injustice, and then become part of it.
• See the injustice and not to try to correct it, consequently encouraging the unjust, and take a part in the injustice, for Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “Whoever of you sees a wrong doing; let him change it with his hand, if he cannot then with his tongue, if he cannot them with heart and this is the weakest faith”.
• A person associating a great deal with the unjust will see and hear injustice often, which he might get used to or even like, and this is likely to make him unjust.
• A person leaning to the unjust is likely to suffer their injustice sooner or later.
• A person leaning towards the unjust and associating with them is likely to suffer a Dawa from those who suffer injustice.

All these can be the result of leaning towards those who are unjust to themselves and/or others.  No one associating with the transgressors and unjust should think that they are safe from their injustice.