Islamic Ethics, IIUM,UIAM

1. Al - Adl
From the Al Quran and As Sunnah
perspectives

2. Literal Meaning
• ‫عادل‬:‫لهوى‬ ‫يخضع‬ ‫وال‬ ‫غيره‬ ‫حقوق‬ ‫يحترم‬ ‫من‬
• Mu’jam Al-’ arabi al- asasi ( Arab League )

3. • The triliteral root ʿayn dāl lām ( ‫ل‬ ‫د‬ ‫ع‬) occurs
28 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
• 14 times as the form I verb ʿadala َ‫ل‬َ‫د‬َ‫ع‬) )
• 14times as the noun ʿadl (‫ل‬ْ‫د‬َ‫ع‬)

4. • Justice

5. • Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom
they are due and when you judge between people to
judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allah instructs
you. Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing.
• An-Nisa’ : 58

6. • Equate others with Him

7. [All] praise is [due] to Allah , who created the heavens and the earth and made the
darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.
Al- An’am : 1

8. • A Compensation

9. • And fear a Day when no soul will suffice for another
soul at all, nor will intercession be accepted from it,
nor will compensation be taken from it, nor will they
be aided.
• Al- Baqarah :48

10. • Allah will not accept their compensation.The same
meaning explain by Allah in other verse ( Ali Imran :
91) ;
Indeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are
disbelievers - never would the [whole] capacity of
the earth in gold be accepted from one of them if he
would [seek to] ransom himself with it. For those
there will be a painful punishment, and they will
have no helpers.
• Tafseer Al-Quran Al Azim / Tafseer Ibn Kathir

11. • From the collections of Hadith

12. • Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of
Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
• ‫ه‬‫ن‬ ُ‫و‬َ‫ه‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬ ِ‫وف‬ُ‫ر‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ِ‫ب‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬ُ‫ر‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫أ‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ل‬ ِ ‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬ َ‫و‬َ‫ي‬ ‫ى‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬ُ‫ذ‬ُ‫خ‬ْ‫أ‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬ ِ‫ر‬َ‫ك‬ْ‫ن‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ ْ‫ن‬َ‫ع‬ِ‫م‬ِ‫ل‬‫ا‬‫ه‬‫الظ‬ ْ‫ي‬َ‫د‬
ُ‫ر‬ُ‫ص‬ْ‫ق‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬ ‫ا‬ً‫ر‬ْ‫ط‬َ‫أ‬ ِِّ‫ق‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ال‬ ‫ى‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ُ‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ن‬ُ‫ر‬ُ‫ط‬ْ‫أ‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬‫ا‬ً‫ر‬ْ‫ص‬ََ ِِّ‫ق‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ال‬ ‫ى‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ُ‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ن‬
• By Allah, you must enjoin good and forbid evil and
seize the hand of the oppressor and make him
follow the truth and restrict him to what is just.
• Source: Sunan Abu Dawud 4336, Grade: Hasan

13. • Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace
and blessings be upon him, said:
• َ‫ح‬ ِ‫ة‬َ‫م‬‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ِ‫ق‬ْ‫ال‬ َ‫م‬ ْ‫و‬َ‫ي‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ه‬ِ‫ل‬ْ‫ه‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ى‬َ‫ل‬ِ‫إ‬ َ‫وق‬ُ‫ق‬ُ‫ح‬ْ‫ال‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬ُّ‫د‬َ‫ؤ‬ُ‫ت‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬ ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ِ‫اء‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ج‬ْ‫ال‬ ِ‫ة‬‫ا‬‫ه‬‫ش‬‫ل‬ِ‫ل‬ َ‫د‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬ُ‫ي‬ ‫ى‬‫ه‬‫ت‬ِ‫ة‬‫ا‬‫ه‬‫ش‬‫ل‬
ِ‫َاء‬‫ن‬ ْ‫ر‬َ‫ق‬ْ‫ال‬
• The rights of every people will be restored on the Day of
Resurrection until even the hornless sheep will settle
the score with the horned sheep.
• Source: Sahih Muslim 2582, Grade: Sahih

14. • Muharib ibn Dithar reported: Ibn Umar, may Allah be
pleased with him, said:
• َ‫ب‬‫اآل‬ ‫وا‬ُّ‫ر‬َ‫ب‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ه‬‫ن‬َ‫أل‬ ‫ا‬ً‫ار‬َ‫ْر‬‫ب‬َ‫أ‬ ُ ‫ه‬‫اَّلل‬ ُ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫ه‬‫م‬َ‫س‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬‫ه‬‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬َ‫ك‬ِ‫د‬ِ‫ل‬‫ا‬ َ‫و‬ِ‫ل‬ ‫ه‬‫ن‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬َ‫ك‬ َ‫ء‬‫َا‬‫ن‬ْ‫ب‬َ‫أل‬‫ا‬ َ‫و‬ َ‫ء‬‫ا‬َ‫ْك‬‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬
‫ق‬َ‫ح‬ َ‫ْك‬‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ َ‫ك‬ِ‫د‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬ِ‫ل‬ َ‫ك‬ِ‫ل‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ا‬ًّ‫ق‬َ‫ح‬
• Verily, Allah only named them as righteous because
they were dutiful to their parents and children. Just
as your father has a right upon you, so do your
children have a right upon you.
• Source: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 94, Grade: Hasan