To Eat Up others' Property Unjustly

 

Unlawful earning (L-228)

وَلا تَأكُلوا أَموالَكُم بَينَكُم بِالباطِلِ 188a.

188a.  Wa  laa  ta’-kuluu  ‘am-waalakum-   bay-nakum-  bil-baa-tili

188a.  And do not consume one another’s wealth by unjust means,

Bay-nakum – (mutually themselves), the wise people have told that the circle of this word is very spacious. This command is not limited only for the property of the Muslims; but it also means the property of the entire human beings, whether they are Muslims or Infidels, getting the property of any individual by treachery, deception, oppression or in vanity is illegal and unlawful.  

Bil-baa-tili – (unjustly, unfairly), it aims every illegal manner of the possession of others’ property. There can be many forms of it but the lawful method is only one. The way, which will be adopted except this one, will be considered unlawful and unjust.

It was intended from the obligation of the fasts that the spirit of the people of the nation should become pure, habit of leaving the usage of lawful things may grow first of all into them and gaining the willingness of God, so that it may become easier for them to leave the unlawfully gotten property in future and they should refrain entirely from it.

Living collectively and mixing up with one another; and the need of exchanging the things is certain. So it is commanded: And eat not up your property among yourselves in vanity (you must not try to snatch the property of any other individual in vanity during mutual money dealings), you should give up plundering, being entangled in gambling, getting others’ property by deception, fraud, cleverness or other unfair means, like this, the charges of singing and playing upon musical instruments, business of wine, for example; preparing, buying and selling it etc. bribing, false evidence, embezzlement in trust, eating up the property of weak and helpless people in vanity, all at once because these are unfair means. The human beings should ward off these evils.

Holy Qur’an has left its decision usually on the people’s own conscience that every individual should feel his responsibility at his own, correct his behavior and character, have fear of his act’s accounts in his mind, every matter be dealt with honesty and trust, so that the government may interfere only in the proper and particular matters, which are necessary for her.

Abridgment of this verse is: It is not the only goodness to leave the pure and lawful things during the month of Ramadan, but the real goodness is to leave eating up and getting unlawful property of others forever. Do never acquire any one’s property by deception, fraud, dishonesty, tyranny, oppression or unjust. Taking bribe and illegal gifts are unlawful. As the spirit of the Muslims will become pure with the fasting; like this; their deeds and acts will become nice by following these commands also. It will have blessed effect on morality, social deeds, politics, and justice; as well as; every field of life.

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