Fear and Justice

If there is fear for the Truth and fear of the Aakhirat in the heart, then Adal/Insaaf  (Justice/Fairness) will be automatic. Minus this attribute, justice is not possible.

The wife (queen) of the Ameer of Afghanistan (Ameer Abdur Rahman Khan) had wrongfully shot dead someone. The slain person’s heirs laid a charge against her.

The first action instituted by the Ameer was to place his wife under house arrest. He had soldiers surrounding the house wherein she was detained. Then he informed the heirs of the slain person to lodge their claim by the Qaadhi.

The Ameer sent someone to the Qaadhi urging him to invoke the Law of Allah Ta’ala, and that he should not show any bias towards the accused on account of her being the queen. He should administer the order of the Shariah.

The Qaadhi found her guilty and the hukm of Qisaas (Execution) was handed down.

The queen’s sons asked their father, the Ameer if indeed the sentence will be meted out to their mother. The Ameer said: “Whatever the Shariah has commanded will be executed. Alas! You have concern for your mother while you have no mercy for your aged father. If the Shariah is not maintained, I shall be enchained on the Day of Qiyaamah, dragged and cast into Jahannam in disgrace. Can you tolerate such hardship for your father?”

The sons asked: “If we obtain pardon from the heirs (by payment of the diyat), will it save our mother?”

The Ameer said: “If they could be pleased and if they pardon without any pressure being applied, then it will be accepted.”

In this manner was the queen pardoned.

This firmness on the Haqq of the Ameer was possible only because of fear for Allah Ta’ala.

(Malfoothaat Part 9)