Nadim Bashir – Revival #17 – Equity and Equality in Islam

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			salam Wa alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Bismillah R Rahman Rahim Al hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen
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Hakeem Frobisher Lee so today we are silly MD waterlogged them listening if the hook only about once
again welcome to everyone watching. I ask Allah subhana wa Taala to accept our pm our CM our do us
our T Dawa our ADKAR any height that we do the month Ramadan May Allah magnified it may Allah
subhana wa Tada accept from all of us, Mirabella al Amin. So today I want to talk about something
		

			once again continuing this series of the 77 branches of faith. And the one thing I want to talk
about today is something that you and I we hear every single Jamar, every single Friday in the
hotbar at the end of the hotbar we hear this one idea every time in law higher moral Bill addley
when he said we're either the quarterback when handed fascia he will monkey well both. Yeah, either
coming under the karoun. This is an ayah from Surah Nahal where Allah subhanho wa Taala he begins
the AI by saying that Allah orders you, Allah commands you to do what to be just so what is the
meaning of justice? What does Islam say about justice? Of course, there's so much that can be
		

			mentioned. And by the way, with every single branch of faith that we have covered so far, and the
ones that we will cover Inshallah, in the future. There is so much brothers and sisters that can be
mentioned, books and books have been written on each of those subject matters. I'm taking just one
or two points from each matter from each branch of faith and just sharing them with you. And
hopefully inshallah you will learn and you will study on your own, and you will expand upon those
branches of faith on your own Middleburg. Alameen. So coming back to Justice, first of all, is that
one of the things that we learned from the CEDAW, the Prophet sallallahu, it was some as I mentioned
		

			yesterday about rights, Allah subhanho wa Taala he institutionalized rights, the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam greatest mind for it, and this mindset of everyone, that everyone has rights, but
the one thing that also the Prophet salallahu, it was something he really institutionalized was that
there is going to be a justice system. See, when going back to the seed of the Prophet, when the
Prophet saw some became a prophet, there was a lot of injustice is taking place in society. And
there is no doubt in the fact that there will always be injustice is always in the world wherever we
may be. And this is why for those people who have always been a victim of injustice, Allah subhanho
		

			wa Taala reminds us every single raka incident Fatiha Maliki Omid Dean, if there's anyone who is
going to be the Owner of the Day of Judgment, in the King of the Day of Judgment, it is Allah
subhanho wa taala. Today in this dunya I may be a victim of injustice, but in the hereafter wama Rob
Booker be Melilla, RB, the opposite of justice is volume. Allah says Allah will never do against
anyone on the Day of Judgment. Anyone who is deserving of justice justice will be served. Anyone
who's a criminal, anyone who's guilty, justice will be served against them too. So justice will be
served for people justice will be served against people on the Day of Judgment. So this is something
		

			we have to keep in mind at all times. So Hala, when we talk about justice Imam Ghazali begins in his
book when he talks about justice. He says that let's take a step back and understand how Allah
subhanaw taala is just and he says that Allah subhanaw taala is not just simply just in his affairs,
but Subhanallah even the way he created his dunya Allah subhanaw taala challenges us in the Quran.
He challenges people who reject Allah subhanho wa Taala that try to find a deficiency in this
creation of the skies in the earth. Allah subhanho wa Taala says, look and ponder and try to find a
problem, but you will never find a problem problem. So mercurial Basara Corradini and calibre II
		

			they can bustle ha see and wha hoo ha ha See, Allah says that you can keep on trying to find but
your eyes will keep on coming back and they will lose meaning that they will suffer a defeat when
you try to find a deficiency in the creation of the skies of the earth. You will
		

			not find that, and Imam Ghazali mentioned that Allah subhanaw taala is not just simply just in his
affairs, he is even just in his creation, look at the way he has created and he has constructed this
machine and this body of ours, how balanced everything is, this is what balance is. Because when you
have a society, for example, that has no justice, then there is an imbalance. Imagine if Allah
subhanaw taala created us and there were imbalances, then we will have major issues with our body
and with our health. So this is why when we look at the sky and the earth around us, when we look at
the system, the overall system that Allah has created this dunya it is an amazing, perfect system.
		

			And so this is why we always ponder on how amazing Allah subhanho wa Taala is. And this is why one
of the the attributes of Allah subhanaw taala is that he is the ideal, he is the jest. And in this
dunya there are there are in justices that take place, no doubt, when the hereafter he will be the
absolute just one. And subhanAllah. We also find even in the Quran, there are so many different
words, that when we talk about justice, I want to quickly just talk about that. And, and I want you
to pay attention to this because this can become a little confusing, but at the end of the day, you
will find this quite amazing. See when we talk about the word justice, justice is actually a
		

			component of two other words, and this is from an Islamic perspective too. There is equality, you
and I we have heard and a lot of times we find that justice and equality are synonyms to one another
and indeed they are no doubt. But there is another word that we usually do not or we are not either
aware of it are we simply overlook and that is the word equity. I don't mean the equity like you put
in your house, especially if you look if you understand the American mortgage system. I'm not
talking about I'm not talking about that equity. There is another form of equity where you have an
impartial system where you have a very balanced system where you have an unbiased system. See in our
		

			deen there are two different words that we find in the Quran. Like for example, ALLAH SubhanA wa
Tada says in the law, how you're able moko saline. So moko saline is a word that comes to the word
paste. Now paste means equity. When you have the word Aladdin like I shared with you before in
Allaha, Mordovian, then that is a reference to equality. Now when it comes to social status, when it
comes to race, religion, ethnicity, gender, in our deen, every everything is equal. Okay? If a man
does wrong, there is gonna be there gonna be consequences if a woman does wrong, there are going to
be consequences. When it comes to coming close to Allah subhanho wa taala. A man has the same amount
		

			of opportunities and the woman has the same amount of opportunities. When it comes to race. There is
no one race that is better than another race in our deen. Rather it comes down to your taqwa Allah
says in archroma combined Allah He at Arkham. So when it comes to these kinds of things, there is
equality and there is and this equality is served across the board. But when we talk about equity,
these are two different words and they are used in two different ways. Let me give you an example.
Let's take a cat for example. We all know that we all have to give us a cut. Now just imagine and we
all know that 2.5% is what we usually give. And there are some certain conditions that we have to
		

			fulfill in order for us to give zakat. But just imagine if ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala would have said
that everyone has to give zakat, regardless of your situation. that would that would be equality,
right? That wouldn't be equality that everyone has to give. Now Allah subhanaw taala is being fair
with everyone Allah is being equal with everyone and that will be fine. But then that will be
something wrong to you know why? Because then what about a poor person who is not in a situation to
give money, he is so poor or she is so in need, that they are they are looking for someone to give
them money on the other hand. So while we may think that Islam is only about equality, there are
		

			many situations where it's not about equality, and it's about equity. And this is where zakat when
we talk about zakat, this is where equity comes into the picture, that Allah made it a rule that
everyone has gives a cut, but then there are rules and conditions that are stipulated by our deen
that if you fall into this category, you don't give us a god but then you have to you will receive
the cut. There are some certain situations that you may have something but because of other other
reasons, you may not have to give us a cut. So while this rule is in place for everyone, but Allah
Subhan Allah does also apply some equity in this kind of situation. And this is how they
		

			And when you apply equality and equity, then this is why you have a very balanced society, you have
those who have a lot, they are given by Allah, they are blessed by Allah, they give their money to
those who are in need, and those who are in need, and they use it for their own means. And then
Allah will return in Allah for Baraka, in the wealth of the person who gives sadaqa in Zakat, and
now that Allah will protect their wealth, and then the more they have, the more they will keep on
giving. And this is how the cycle goes in our society. So this is the definition of equality and
equity. You know, subhanAllah, if you look even on, you know, if you go on even Googling, you even
		

			just put equality versus equity, you will see it, you know, you'll see a picture a very amazing
picture of three people standing on some wooden cartons, and each of them are trying to see and
watch a baseball game. And it shows a quality, that means that each of their wooden boxes are
equally the same. But one person is very tall, the other person has a medium height, and other
person is a child, and they're short. So yet, they all are treated equally, but they're not able to
see what they want to see. On the other hand, when you apply this in a society, and you apply equity
in society, then everyone is going to be treated slightly differently. But then everyone's going to
		

			be fulfilling their objective. Even when you when you look and you study about, you know the about
men and women. When it comes to men and women, as I said earlier, coming close to Allah subhanaw
taala, the rules are the same. But at the same time, when you look at fic, when you look when you
study Islamic jurisprudence, and how they both are slightly treated, that's a sign that there is
equity there. So there is equality and other matters. But then in some equity, there's equity in
other matters, Allah subhanaw taala has given certain responsibilities to the man. Now if Allah
subhanaw taala, were to say that I'm going to be equal and Allah were to give everyone the same
		

			responsibilities, then that would have not been functional. That's why Allah subhana wa Taala says,
when it comes to responsibilities, everyone's going to be equal, that I'm going to give people
responsibilities. But in terms of what the responsibilities exactly are, then there's going to be
equity. And this is why we need to understand this, that this, our beautiful Dean has taught us
these things. And a lot of times we don't pay attention to these things. But these things do exist
within our then finally, I want to quickly share with you a very beautiful story of Omaha, Viola.
And because when we talk about justice in general, there has to be justice across the board. Justice
		

			between you know, when it comes to treating, for example, our children, there has to be a certain
level of justice, not money when Bashir, his father, one time came to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam, and he said that I want to give my son Norman a gift. And the Prophet saw some asked him
that, do you have other children? And he says, Yes. And he says, Are you going to give everyone a
gift? And he says, No. Then the person says, well, then I want nothing to do with this. And the
reason why the Prophet said that is because the prophets of Saddam was asked by the father of Norman
even Bashir, that can you be the one who will give that gift to Norman. So the Prophet someone says,
		

			I want nothing to do with this injustice, there is injustice clearly being done here. And I don't
want any part of it. Now, of course, I do understand even as being a parent, that, you know, when it
comes to children, not all children are going to be treated alike. Every single family has different
circumstances in different situations. But there has to be some certain rules that are going to be
applied to everyone. And then there are some smaller details that will be different with every
single child, I understand that even when it comes to our employees, if there are employees, and we
are the employer, or I'm a boss, or I'm a supervisor, making sure that I treat everyone equally I
		

			make sure I treat everyone with honor, dignity and respect to not show favoritism to one over the
other that is part of our deen also. So when it comes to when it comes to justice, justice has to be
served across the board. Even today, Islam in some teaches us that we need to be a be a supporter of
social justice, we need to call out for social justice, we need to call a we need to call out or we
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			against social injustice is when we see people in our society that they are being treated wrong, or
their rights are being violated their rights are being violated simply because of their color or
simply because of their religion or simply because of the language that they speak. We do stand up
against that. And this is why it is so important that we are always about justice always making sure
that we create a balance in our life and create a balance in our society. So once again, that brings
me to the subject and the story of Mr. Macabre the Lacan inshallah finish on this. Do the title
Hominem hottub. You know, Islam had flourished immensely, and he had assigned a governor in Egypt by
		

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			I'm leaving also the EULA. And I'm leaving us with the oath, I had a son by the name of Muhammad.
Now Muhammad was an amazing horseman. And he used to always raise people, and he was always, you
know, entering into competitions and so forth. It just so happened one day that he came across a
person who was not a Muslim. And he was, you know, in this, this horse racing, he was in this horse
race. And he, you know, because he would always win, he was, you know, he felt very arrogant about
this. It just so happened that in that race, he lost, and this Christian man won the race. And this
was something that was very difficult. I mean, think about this, imagine you always win, win, win,
		

			win, win, and then you suffer a defeat, you know, it's always a talk of town, always people are
making a big deal out of it. So when he lost, he felt very humiliated. So what he did was that he
struck and he hit that Christian man, now the Christian might have felt violated that, you know, I
beat you fair and square. And on the other hand, you're gonna hit me, you're gonna abuse me, just
because, you know, your father is, you know, the governor of Egypt, you feel like that you have
that, you know that, that leeway in that free hand to do to do to me whatever you want. So he began
to go around, and he began to inquire that who is going to serve justice in this kind of situation?
		

			See, he understands that, oh, he's thinking to himself that if I go to the governor of Egypt, he may
just like overlook the matter. I mean, just like today, we see so many times, there are people who
are guilty, but they're roaming the roads, and they're roaming our society. And they have been, you
know, declared as innocent. And there are unfortunately, people who are in our prison system, that
they are actually innocent, but they have been declared guilty. So we find that kind of situation.
So here, he's thinking, if I go to his father, his father may just put the mayor to the side. So he
says, Let me you know, let me inquire. And when he inquired, people told him that why don't you go
		

			to a comedy club. Now he went to Omaha all the time. And he told him about the story. And all my
Mahatama immediately see, once again, on Monday, Makoto was all about justice. He wants to set the
record straight, and want to send a message to all his governors and their families, and to all the
Muslim world lands, that justice will always be served. So what happened was, he sent a letter for
Ahmed bin OS and his son to come to Medina, immediately, they came to Medina. And when they came,
first of all the almighty Mahatama call this man call this Christian man, and by the way, I'm gonna
I'm gonna hop out, show him so much hospitality that during the few days, while he was in Medina, he
		

			gave him a place to stay, gave him food, you know, took care of him, really took care of him, showed
him hospitality. And then when they came, he gave him the stick. He said, There's a stick right
there, take it, and you hit him, strike him the way he struck you. So he did exactly that. And then
he came to give that stick to Omaha pub. Now I'm going to help Tom says, You know what, don't give
me the steak, take it and go and put it on the head, go and put it on the head of AMI webinars. So
this Christian man is like getting like scared that he's getting like, you know, he's feeling very
awkward. You know, you told me to hit him, I understand that. So now we're even, but you want me to
		

			go and put the stick on the head of AMI menos? And he says, yes, go do that. And then I'm going to
have said, the reason I did this is for you to understand, I'm moving to us all the time, that this
is something that is unacceptable for it to happen while you are the leader of that land, that you
should be more vigilant and you should be more careful about this kind of situation. And this scent
and now that but then only ricotta have said that, oh even us since when have people become slaves
when they were born free from the wombs of their mothers, like you're treating this man as if he's
your slave. But he's a free man. So this is this is really a very strong story that demonstrates
		

			what justice is all about in our deen and how to Hapa when he saw an injustice taking place, he
immediately he never waited. He immediately went after the injustice and he set the record straight.
And he sent a very strong, effective and efficient message to everyone that injustice is by anyone
towards anyone will not be tolerated. That's what our deen is. So ask Allah subhanaw taala that he
gives the ability to be just in all of our matters. I ask Allah subhana wa Taala that he makes us
for amongst those who are those who serve justice. May Allah subhanaw taala make us are amongst
those who serve others in the fist in this dunya May Allah not make us amongst those who cheat
		

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