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Assalaamu alaikum [peace be to you],

the Almighty God created man to implement God's way on earth. If humans distance themselves from this message, then they distance themselves from God’s injunctions. That is why Islam has taught its followers to follow the Divine commands to achieve God's will on Earth. one of the most important commands is to be just and to apply justice.
Islam is all about justice. of course, not all Muslims you meet are just. not all Muslims are a good representation of Islam. but Islam does call for justice and fairness.
It is a joy to our spirit to stand and think of the greatness of Islamic justice, how fair Islamic law is to individuals and groups, rulers and the ruled!

Let us see one of Islam’s greatest and brightest symbols of justice, Shurayh the judge:

FIRST STORY:
It was narrated that Omar ibn-Al-Khattab, the second Caliph* of the Muslims -may the God be pleased with him- bought a horse from a bedouin, paid its price and rode off with it. However, after traveling a little distance, the Caliph noticed some kind of defect in the horse so he returned to the seller, requesting him to take it back since it was defective. The man refused, telling the Caliph that the horse was perfectly healthy when it was sold to him. Omar told the man to choose a judge and the man suggested Shurayh ibn Al-Haarith Al-Kindi whom Omar accepted.

After the judge listened to the bedouin’s testimony, he turned to Omar asking: “Was the horse normal and healthy when you bought it?” Omar replied: “Yes, it was.” Shurayh then said: “Then keep what you bought or return it as you took.” Omar looked at Shurayh in admiration saying: “Thus justice should be… Man, I give you the position of Chief Justice of Kufah in ‘Iraq.”

This is Islamic justice, an ordinary bedouin taking the Caliph to court, deciding which judge to go to and the Caliph accepting the judge’s decision voluntarily. However, this leader was not an ordinary man, he was Omar ibn-Al-Khattab, one of the greatest rulers in history of mankind.
Omar -may the God be pleased with him- did not threaten the bedouin or misuse his power, neither did he tell the bedouin that he had exceeded his authority nor that he would get back to him. No, Omar accepted the judge’s decision with all modesty.
Omar admitted that the horse was healthy when he took it and he accepted the judgment, making the case an everlasting example of Islamic justice. The judge’s fairness made Omar appoint him as a judge of Kufah. He rewarded the judge for his justice and fairness and did not jail him for ruling against him, as some leaders may have done in present days.

SECOND STORY:
Another example of Shurayh’s justice

Ali ibn-Abi-Talib -may Allah be pleased with him-, the fourth Caliph of the Muslims, lost a shield that was dear to him and later found it in the hands of a non-Muslim citizen who was selling it in one of Kufah’s markets. When he saw it, Ali said: “This is my shield that fell off my camel on so and so night at such and such time.” The man answered: “No, this is my shield in my hand.” Ali replied: “No, it is mine since I never sold or gave it to any one.”
The man agreed to let a judge decide, which Ali accepted. They went to Shurayh -who was the judge in Kufah at that time-. Shurayh asked Ali for his side of the story. Ali said that the shield was his and that he had found it with that man, it had fallen off his camel and he had never sold it or given it to anyone. The judge turned to the other man asking his story. The man said that he did not accuse Ali of lying, but the shield was his, as it was in his hands.

Shurayh turned to Ali saying: “I believe you, but we need the statement of two witnesses to back your story.” Ali said that there was his aide Qanbar and his son Al-Hassan -may the God be pleased with him- to which the judge replied that a son could not testify for the benefit of his father. Ali said: “O God, a man who is promised paradise cannot act as a witness! Have you not heard what the Prophet -peace be upon him- said that Al-Hassan and Al-Hussayn -may the God be pleased with them- were the masters of the youths of paradise? Shurayh said: “Yes I have, but still a son cannot bear witness for his father.”
Then Ali turned to the man and said: “Take the shield, as I have no other witnesses.”

The man, who was a non-Muslim, then said: “O Ali, the shield is yours... What a great religion! I can even sue Ali -the Caliph- and get a judge to pass a decision for my benefit!"
this beautiful incident touched the man greatly that he declared himself a Muslim. He confessed that he walked behind the Muslim army and had seen the shield fall down and picked it up. Ali -may the God be pleased with him- then told the man he could keep the shield as a gift from Ali.

These are just two small examples of how ultimate Justice was applied when Islam was ruling. the God calls for Justice. applying Islam IS applying the divine justice.

*Caliph : (or Khalifah) is a title of the Leader of a Muslim state. a Caliph is elected by the people and should rule and be obeyed (by his public) as long as he follows and applies Islam.
After the death of the prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him- Abu Bakr was the first Caliph. Omar ibn-Al-Khattab was the second, Uthman ibn-Affan the third and Ali-ibn-Abi-Talib the fourth -may the God be pleased with them. after them, the Umayyads took the leadership of the Muslims...

IN THE DRAWING:
The saying "Justice is the heaven of the oppressed and the hell of the Oppressor" is said by the Caliph Omar ibn-Al-Khattab -may Allah be pleased with him-.

I hope this was beneficial.

Wassalaamu alaikum,
If I am right, it is from the God. if I am wrong, it is from myself.

Description
Assalaamu alaikum [peace be to you],

the Almighty God created man to implement God's way on earth. If humans distance themselves from this message, then they distance themselves from God’s injunctions. That is why Islam has taught its followers to follow the Divine commands to achieve God's will on Earth. one of the most important commands is to be just and to apply justice.
Islam is all about justice. of course, not all Muslims you meet are just. not all Muslims are a good representation of Islam. but Islam does call for justice and fairness.
It is a joy to our spirit to stand and think of the greatness of Islamic justice, how fair Islamic law is to individuals and groups, rulers and the ruled!

Let us see one of Islam’s greatest and brightest symbols of justice, Shurayh the judge:

FIRST STORY:
It was narrated that Omar ibn-Al-Khattab, the second Caliph* of the Muslims -may the God be pleased with him- bought a horse from a bedouin, paid its price and rode off with it. However, after traveling a little distance, the Caliph noticed some kind of defect in the horse so he returned to the seller, requesting him to take it back since it was defective. The man refused, telling the Caliph that the horse was perfectly healthy when it was sold to him. Omar told the man to choose a judge and the man suggested Shurayh ibn Al-Haarith Al-Kindi whom Omar accepted.

After the judge listened to the bedouin’s testimony, he turned to Omar asking: “Was the horse normal and healthy when you bought it?” Omar replied: “Yes, it was.” Shurayh then said: “Then keep what you bought or return it as you took.” Omar looked at Shurayh in admiration saying: “Thus justice should be… Man, I give you the position of Chief Justice of Kufah in ‘Iraq.”

This is Islamic justice, an ordinary bedouin taking the Caliph to court, deciding which judge to go to and the Caliph accepting the judge’s decision voluntarily. However, this leader was not an ordinary man, he was Omar ibn-Al-Khattab, one of the greatest rulers in history of mankind.
Omar -may the God be pleased with him- did not threaten the bedouin or misuse his power, neither did he tell the bedouin that he had exceeded his authority nor that he would get back to him. No, Omar accepted the judge’s decision with all modesty.
Omar admitted that the horse was healthy when he took it and he accepted the judgment, making the case an everlasting example of Islamic justice. The judge’s fairness made Omar appoint him as a judge of Kufah. He rewarded the judge for his justice and fairness and did not jail him for ruling against him, as some leaders may have done in present days.

SECOND STORY:
Another example of Shurayh’s justice

Ali ibn-Abi-Talib -may Allah be pleased with him-, the fourth Caliph of the Muslims, lost a shield that was dear to him and later found it in the hands of a non-Muslim citizen who was selling it in one of Kufah’s markets. When he saw it, Ali said: “This is my shield that fell off my camel on so and so night at such and such time.” The man answered: “No, this is my shield in my hand.” Ali replied: “No, it is mine since I never sold or gave it to any one.”
The man agreed to let a judge decide, which Ali accepted. They went to Shurayh -who was the judge in Kufah at that time-. Shurayh asked Ali for his side of the story. Ali said that the shield was his and that he had found it with that man, it had fallen off his camel and he had never sold it or given it to anyone. The judge turned to the other man asking his story. The man said that he did not accuse Ali of lying, but the shield was his, as it was in his hands.

Shurayh turned to Ali saying: “I believe you, but we need the statement of two witnesses to back your story.” Ali said that there was his aide Qanbar and his son Al-Hassan -may the God be pleased with him- to which the judge replied that a son could not testify for the benefit of his father. Ali said: “O God, a man who is promised paradise cannot act as a witness! Have you not heard what the Prophet -peace be upon him- said that Al-Hassan and Al-Hussayn -may the God be pleased with them- were the masters of the youths of paradise? Shurayh said: “Yes I have, but still a son cannot bear witness for his father.”
Then Ali turned to the man and said: “Take the shield, as I have no other witnesses.”

The man, who was a non-Muslim, then said: “O Ali, the shield is yours... What a great religion! I can even sue Ali -the Caliph- and get a judge to pass a decision for my benefit!"
this beautiful incident touched the man greatly that he declared himself a Muslim. He confessed that he walked behind the Muslim army and had seen the shield fall down and picked it up. Ali -may the God be pleased with him- then told the man he could keep the shield as a gift from Ali.

These are just two small examples of how ultimate Justice was applied when Islam was ruling. the God calls for Justice. applying Islam IS applying the divine justice.

*Caliph : (or Khalifah) is a title of the Leader of a Muslim state. a Caliph is elected by the people and should rule and be obeyed (by his public) as long as he follows and applies Islam.
After the death of the prophet Mohammed -peace be upon him- Abu Bakr was the first Caliph. Omar ibn-Al-Khattab was the second, Uthman ibn-Affan the third and Ali-ibn-Abi-Talib the fourth -may the God be pleased with them. after them, the Umayyads took the leadership of the Muslims...

IN THE DRAWING:
The saying "Justice is the heaven of the oppressed and the hell of the Oppressor" is said by the Caliph Omar ibn-Al-Khattab -may Allah be pleased with him-.

I hope this was beneficial.

Wassalaamu alaikum,
If I am right, it is from the God. if I am wrong, it is from myself.