How do believers resolve conflict fairly?
Tafseer: True Justice and Faith - Resolving Disputes Among Believers
Summary
In this episode of Ramadan Daily Tafseer, Sheikh Ali Mashhour discusses Quranic verses about faith, obedience, and justice. He begins by explaining how Allah has made true faith beloved to the hearts of believers while making disbelief and major sins despicable to them. The lecture then transitions to verses about resolving disputes between groups of believers, emphasizing the importance of mediation and reconciliation. The core message focuses on the divine command to be just and fair when arbitrating between conflicting parties, regardless of personal relationships or allegiances, and how true justice must be calibrated according to Allah's judgment as revealed in the Quran and authentic Sunnah.
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Hardship but rather Allah has made true faith beloved to you and he has adorned it in your heart. And he has made despicable to you in your hearts. Disbelief. And major sin and all obedience in general. Those with such descriptions are truly the ones who are enlightened. Those who are enlightened have been chosen and been endowed with such enlightenment. Ultimately as a grace from Allah and as a blessing from Allah. And Allah is all knowing, all wise. Allah then goes into the the next two verses which basically today we just discussed some introductory ideas Upon which we're going to or based which we are going to understand the next two verses. Which he says subhanahu wa ta'ala and into and if two sides of the believers dispute and fight Then we are too we are then try to harmonize between the two groups and if one of those two groups transgresses against the other, then fight collectively against the transgressing group until they return to the command of Allah, to the will of Allah. And if, and when they return, to the command of Allah, then harmonize between the two groups. With justice and precision. Indeed, Allah does love those who are constantly just and fair. Truly it is the believers who are brothers, the believers, our true brothers. So, harmonize and spread harmony between your brothers and observe the reverence of Allah in order that you may be shown mercy. So, here Allah subhanahu.
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Commands us be fair, to be just be equal between two groups of believers. And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala informs us that he loves those who are fair, those who are just. This fairness has to be With regards to the judgment of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, irrespective of our relationship with either a side of this disagreement. Whether we are close to the one who is oppressing or we are at odds with the one who is being oppressed We are to judge we are to judge upon insight with the judgment of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. The judgement of Allah true justice and true fairness. And so, the true scales of justice are those scales which are calibrated to the judgment and will of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. As communicated to us in the Quran and in the authentic sunnah of the prophet.
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