Imam Al-Sadiq

perform deeds to please men. Accordingly, the days will expose their offenses. Besides, their
deeds do not grow, nor do they get their rewards from those to whom they perform deeds.
Injustice:
All wise men have agreed on the idea that injustice is ugly. For this reason, Allah has
dispraised polytheism because it is injustice. He said: "Most surely polytheism is a grievous
injustice."(346) Besides there are many verses and traditions which dispraise injustice and
regard it as prohibited act.
However, injustice ranging between muchness and littleness, between strength and weakness
as the verses indicate that. For this reason, al- Sadiq, peace be on him said: "There is injustice
stronger than injustice, for which its owner finds no helper but Allah."(347)
I (the author) say: That is because the weak person is unable to take his right, so Allah, the
Exalted, is his supporter and the Taker of his right. In this connection, there is a tradition
reported on the authority of Zayn a-l 'abidin, who said: "Be careful not to do injustice to him
who finds no helper against you except Allah."(348)
Do not think that the unjust person is only the doer of injustice, but he is among three persons
as Abu Abd Allah, peace be on him said: "The doer of injustice, the one who helps him with
(injustice), and the one who is pleased with injustice are all three partners."(349)
Rather, al- Sadiq, peace be on him, added another person to the three persons. He said:
"Whoever excuses an unjust person for his injustice, Allah empowers a person over him to do
injustice to him, if he asks Allah, Allah does not answer him and does not reward him because
of his injustice."
As injustice is very ugly, the person who does not intend to do it is rewarded as al- Sadiq,
peace be on him, said: "Whoever enters upon morning and does not intend to do injustice to
anyone, Allah forgives him all his sins on that day unless he sheds blood or takes the
prohibited money of the orphan."
Two men brought a dispute before al- Sadiq, peace be on him. He did not hear their words
entirely, but he said: "Indeed, whoever is successful through injustice does not get any good.
Indeed, the victim of injustice takes (a share) of the debt of the unjust person more than the
(share which) unjust person takes of the money of the victim of injustice." Then he, peace be
on him, said: "Whoever does the evil to people should not refuse the evil when they are done
to him, for the son of Adam reaps what he sows. Thereby, no one reaps the sweet from the
bitter nor the bitter from the sweet." So, the two men had made peace before they went away.