Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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You who believe, be steadfast in your devotion to God and bear witness impartially: do not let hatred of others lead you away from justice, but adhere to justice, for that is closer to awareness of God. Be mindful of God: God is well aware of all that you do.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَاءَ بِالْقِسْطِ ۖ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَىٰ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا ۚ اعْدِلُوا هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

Hatred has a way of disguising itself as justice. When we are hurt, angry, or resentful, it becomes easy to convince ourselves that whatever we do in response is fair. But this Ayah from Surah Al-Ma’idah gives a much harder standard: do not let hatred push you away from justice.
This Ayah forces us to look inward. Justice is not only about standing against people who are wrong. It is also about controlling what happens inside our own hearts when we feel wronged. Anger can blind us. Revenge can feel righteous. Pain can make us unfair while we still believe we are on the right side.
Allah ties fairness directly to taqwa. That means our worship, Quran, salah and spirituality cannot be separated from how we treat people, especially the people we dislike. Real taqwa shows when we can still be fair, even when hatred gives us every excuse not to be.
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