♪♪ Yusuf. Yusuf! Yusuf! Yusuf!
Every day. Every day. Every minute. Every minute. Why is life easier for others? Why? Why is life easier for others?
Why? When we were born, we are in torment. Even when I left. Even when I left. What? Do you hate me? What? Do you hate me? Do you hate us?
What do we do? What do we do? What do we do? What do we do? What do we do? What do we do? What do we do?
What do we do? I dared you, sometimes. I dared you, sometimes. But I swear, I was an idiot. But I swear, I was an idiot. But I swear, I was an idiot. But I swear, I was an idiot.
We are tired. I am tired. I am tired. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue.
I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue.
I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue. I am tired and I don't want to continue.
Justice for the oppressed all over the world. And Allah loves that about you. You start to prioritize others over yourself. And stop focusing on when you finally get what you think you deserve. And stop focusing on when you finally get what you think you deserve. But instead on how to deliver for those who can't fend for themselves But instead on how to deliver for those who can't fend for themselves
Because of some human imbalance of power. Because of some human imbalance of power. You are done asking for control. But you are still striving for balance in a world that seems to keep tipping in favor of the oppressor. But you are still striving for balance in a world that seems to keep tipping in favor of the oppressor. But you are still striving for balance in a world that seems to keep tipping in favor of the oppressor. But you are still striving for balance in a world that seems to keep tipping in favor of the oppressor.
Indeed Allah does not wrong a people in the least. Indeed Allah does not wrong a people in the least. But it is people who wrong themselves. And sometimes others. So the balance was set by Him. But sometimes He lets imbalance run its short course here. But sometimes He lets imbalance run its short course here.
So that the scales can be perfectly set there. So that the scales can be perfectly set there. Yet you still feel the weight of that weight. Especially when a voice is silenced that shouldn't have been silenced. Especially when a voice is silenced that shouldn't have been silenced. And what makes you greater in the sight of Allah is when you start loving justice. And what makes you greater in the sight of Allah is when you start loving justice.
Not only when you're the one being wronged. But even when justice costs you something. But even when justice costs you something. When it stops being about vindicating your own pain. And becomes about creating a more just world. And becomes about creating a more just world. Even if that means holding yourself to a higher standard.
As for Allah, He is Al-Adl. As for Allah, He is Al-Adl. Justice as a name. Al-Adl as a concept means two things. Al-Adl as a concept means two things. Placing each thing in its proper place. Placing each thing in its proper place.
Giving every entitled one their due rights. Giving every entitled one their due rights. And Allah commands us to live by that. Indeed, Allah commands justice and excellence. Indeed, Allah commands justice and excellence. Indeed, Allah commands justice and excellence. Indeed, Allah commands justice and excellence.
This ayah establishes that if you don't have justice, you can't have peace. This ayah establishes that if you don't have justice, you can't have peace. And Allah is saying that you can't have Ihsan without Adl. And Allah is saying that you can't have Ihsan without Adl. You can't have peace without justice. Because ugliness blocks beauty. And when people's rights are taken,
you don't throw empty courtesy at them. You restore their rights and re-establish the bounds. You restore their rights and re-establish the bounds. Al-Adl is the just, and He even governs Himself by justice. O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself,
and I made it forbidden among you. So do not oppress one another. O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself, and I made it forbidden among you. So do not oppress one another. Who could prescribe anything on Allah
but Allah? Only He has the power to make something haram for Himself. And even with the most vile human being on earth, Allah promises that He will not wrong them. Allah promises that He will not wrong them. Not because He loves them, but because He loves justice.
So on the Day of Judgment, we all either meet Allah's justice or His grace. But no one will meet undeserved wrath. Only perfect consequence or pure mercy. And this is the standard that Allah puts on us.
This is the standard that Allah puts on us as well. وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَىٰ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا۟ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَىٰ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا۟ اِعْدِلُوا۟ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَى۟ Do not let your hatred for a people lead you to be unjust. Be just.
That is closer to taqwa, closer to piety. The perfect manifestation of justice for you as an imperfect being is when you establish it against yourself even when you don't have to and even for someone you don't particularly like.
And Imam Al-Sha'bi narrates that Ali (رضي الله عنه) while he was khalifah, once sees a Christian man walking around the city with his armor that he thought he lost. So Ali (رضي الله عنه) says
that's my armor and the man says no it's not, it's mine. And the khalifah of the Muslims says let's go to a judge. So the khalifah went to a judge for a man who wasn't even Muslim. And they go to Shuraih al-Qadi,
the great judge. And he says, Ya Amir al-Mu'minin, do you have proof that this is yours? And Ali (رضي الله عنه) starts to laugh and he says the judge asked me if I have proof and I have no proof. So Shuraih says that I have to rule in favor of the Christian man.
So as they're leaving the man comes back and says I testify that this is the way of the prophets. The leader of the believers took me to his appointed judge and his judge ruled against him and then he abided by it.
He accepted Islam and then he takes the armor and he hands it back to Ali and he says I found it falling from your luggage on the day of the Battle of Siffin. So Ali (رضي الله عنه) laughs and he says take it back, not as a return
but as a gift for you now embracing Islam. That's the type of justice that made people fall in love with Islam because we governed ourselves by Allah's name, Al-Adl. Al-Imam Ibn Taymiyyah says
Indeed Allah will sustain a just nation even if they're not Muslim and He may destroy an unjust nation even if they're Muslim. And the Prophet (ﷺ) said
The supplication of the oppressed has no barrier between it and Allah even if the supplicant is a disbeliever. That's how much weight Allah gives to justice which brings us to his next name Al-Muqsit.
Al-Muqsit is the one who distributes his justice with perfect equity. It's a specific manifestation of Al-Adl. Think of it this way Al-Adl is the overarching principle. Al-Qist refers to the fair distribution of rights
punishment and reward in accordance with that justice. So while Al-Adl emphasizes his absolute justice Al-Muqsit highlights the execution of that justice ensuring perfect fairness for everyone.
Now in regards to our application Adl is a lifestyle that prevents injustice before it even happens. While Qist is usually restoring the balance after the harm takes place. So when Allah tells us to make peace between
fighting believers, he says فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوا فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ Make peace between them with justice and then act equitably and indeed Allah loves those
who act with equity. The Prophet (ﷺ) said إِنَّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُورٍ عَلَىٰ يَمِينِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ That the equitable will be upon pulpits of light to the right of the Most Merciful.
Those who were fair in their rulings and with their families and in everything that was entrusted to them. You'll never have the throne but you can be in its shade if you act in accordance with Allah's justice. But because our courts
are human, we need another name which is Al-Hakam, the Judge who delivers the final verdict. This name appears only once in the Quran. أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْتَغِي حَكَمًا وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكُمُ
الْكِتَابَ مُفَصَّلًا Shall I seek a judge other than Allah while He is the one who sent down to you the Book in detail? And one of the things that the Prophet (ﷺ) would say in his night supplication أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ
فِي مَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ اِهْدِنِي لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ إِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَن تَشَاءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ It is You who judges between Your servants concerning what they differ.
O Allah, guide me to the truth in that which they differ. Indeed You guide whom You will to the straight path. Allah is the only one who can judge with full knowledge of what was hidden and what was revealed. Who intended treachery
and who swallowed pain? Even the greatest human judge to ever walk the face of the earth couldn't do that. And that was the Prophet (ﷺ). And he warned. He said I am only human and you bring me your disputes and perhaps
one of you is more eloquent in arguing their case and so I rule in his favor based upon what I'm hearing. But if I give him something from his brother's right know that it is a piece of the fire. So even if you win a
ruling here, Al-Hakam will still call the case up on the Day of Judgment and He will settle it with a truth that no tongue can twist. Al-Qadi Ayyad once had two women that came to him crying and they were wanting an early judgment in their favor.
And he said, I can't consider their tears as proof because the brothers of Yusuf cried too. وَجَاءُوا أَبَاهُمْ عِشَاءً يَبِكُونَ But what happens if I am ruled against unjustly here? Maybe they had a better lawyer.
Maybe the court system was stacked in their favor. Well that's when I count on his justice there. Which brings us to the last name in this family. Let's say in this dunya the final verdict was in your favor. What about all
the unseen elements of the trial? I want you to think about today's courtrooms. I personally witnessed a father whose son was killed and he smiled for just a second at the guilty verdict of the murderer. But then he lowered his head and he said, but I still don't
get my son back. So beyond the judgment is the reckoning. And that's Allah's name, Al-Hasib. The sufficient reckoner. وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ حَسِبًا Allah is enough as the reckoner. He is
حَسْبُكَ Enough for you when you're going through it and when he rewards you for it. The scholars say Al-Hasib is the one who accounts for every element that no one else could capture. Nothing escapes him. Not the hidden
tears. Not the apology that no one acknowledged. Not the kindness that was misread as guilt. Not the pain that no apology could heal. Not even the text message that you decided not to send. Allah kept the receipts of it all.
And note the subtle difference. Al-Hakam delivers the verdict. Al-Hasib delivers the consequence. Al-Hakam rules with full knowledge. Al-Hasib repays with full measure. Sometimes justice feels
like it's too slow. But listen to how Allah speaks of its speed. وَاللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ Allah judges. And no one can reverse his judgments.
And he is swift in his reckoning. That means two things for the oppressor. Number one, as soon as Allah seizes the oppressor at death, لَمْ يُفْلِتْ He will never let him go. Number two,
Allah is swift and severe with his punishment. And so on the Day of Judgment, the billions of souls will not delay Allah bringing forth the tyrant to account. So remember, when 'Umar (رضي الله عنه) said,
حَاسِبُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ قَبْلَ أَن تُحَاسَبُوا Take account of yourselves before you are taken to account. Remember every one of these names comes with an element of comfort and accountability. So be accountable for the
sins that you need to repent from and the blessings that you need to thank him for. And take comfort in knowing that he never forgets a wrong done to you. And he loves to forgive the wrongs that you repent from. Focus on your
human part and let him handle the rest. يا عدل Oh you whose balance never tips unfairly, when the world feels rigged for cruelty, remind
us that you are merely delaying the cruel and never unjust even by the weight of a single atom. Make us witnesses to your justice in this life and part of its fulfillment in the next. And let us love justice
ourselves and be purified from oppression within. يا مقسط Restore to the victims what was stolen from them and to the weary hearts what hope they lost. Make us a
people who act with equity and never swerve from accountability. يا حكم You are the judge when the courts of men fail, when truth is buried beneath lies. Let your verdict rise
clear and unstoppable. Judge between us and those who wrong us without remorse. And let us not find ourselves except on the side of the oppressed. يا حسيب You are enough when proof is hidden and
abused. Account for every tear that fell unseen and every cruelty that was silenced by fear. Let your reckoning come swift for those who harm and ever so gently for those who endured.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
