Hud 116-117
116- IF THERE WERE NOT IN THE NATIONS BEFORE YOU SOME PEOPLE WHO FORBID MISCHIEF BEING DONE ON EARTH, EXCEPT FOR A FEW OF THEM WE SAVED, WHILE THOSE WHO TRANSGRESSED FOLLOWED THEIR EXTRAVAGANT DEEDS, AND WERE CRIMINALS.
117- FOR YOUR LORD WAS NOT TO DESTROY PLACES FOR TRANSGRESSION IF ITS PEOPLE WERE DOING WHAT IS RIGHT.
It has saved many nations before, us and hopefully will save us, that some of them were believers and wise enough to forbid others and advise them not to make mischief on Earth. This group of people need be present in every nation, as their presence is essential for the morale welfare of the nation. Allah the Highest addressed the Muslim Nation saying: “AND LET THERE ARISE FROM AMONGST YOU, A NATION THAT CALLS UPON PEOPLE TO DO WHAT IS GOOD AND RIGHT, ENJOINS WHAT IS RIGHT AND FORBIDS WHAT IS WRONG, THESE ARE THE SUCCESSFUL ONES”. (S: 3 A: 104)
Wrong deeds and sins affect and have repercussions on the whole society, not just the people committing them. It is therefore the duty of the society, represented by the believing and pious members, to try to prevent the spread of the wrong doing. As this is how corruption, lying, adultery, bribery etc spreads in societies. This duty the righteous should perform even if they feel that there is no hope in putting things right, as Allah the Highest mentions in Sorah Al-Araf: “AND AS A GROUP OF THEM SAID: “WHY DO YOU ADVICE PEOPLE ALLAH WILL PERISH, OR PUNISH A SEVERE PUNISHMENT?” THEY SAID: “AN EXCUSE BEFORE YOUR LORD, AND SO THAT THEY MIGHT BECOME PIOUS”. (S: 7 A: 164)
It is out of Allah’s Anger that people are left to transgress and sin, this is usually led by the powerful and better off members of the society. Allah the Highest said: “AND WHEN IT IS OUR WILL TO DESTROY A PLACE, WE MAKE THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE GREATEST LUXURY DO GREAT MISCHIEF THEREIN, AND THEN THEY WILL DESERVE WHAT WE SAID, AND WE DESTROY THEM TOTALLY”. (S: 17 A: 16)
It is interesting that Allah the Highest says: “THOSE WHO TRANSGRESSED FOLLOWED THEIR EXTRAVAGANT DEEDS, AND WERE CRIMINALS”.
When people do wrong and are pleased with the results, and their deeds become extravagant and excessive, they are often encouraged by:
- Those who benefit from them and their deeds.
- The pleasures of their extravagance.
They do not realize that they are falling into criminal acts through their disobedience towards Allah the Highest. Their extravagant deeds become their way of life, and pave their way to the Fire.
Allah the Highest does not like excesses and extravagance in general, but rather, He likes moderation. Allah the Highest described His Righteous Slaves in Sorah Al-Forqan, saying about them: “AND THOSE WHENEVER THEY SPEND, THEY ARE NOT OVERSPENDING NOR TIGHT HANDED, BUT STAND IN BETWEEN”. (S: 25 A: 67)
At the end Allah the Highest reassures us that He does not destroy people as a punishment for their transgression, if its people do good deeds and are righteous, even if it is only some of them.
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