JUSTICE KNOWS NEITHER LOVE NOR HATE
Al-Risala (English), September-October 1998, p. 31
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
JUSTICE KNOWS NEITHER LOVE NOR HATE
1998 9-10 September-October 31 JUSTICE KNOWS NEITHER LOVE NOR HATE (161) According to Abdullah ibn Umar, Abdullah ibn Rawaha used to go to Khaibar every year for the purpose of collecting taxes. The levy, according to his own calculation, was one half of the total date crop. But the Jews of Khaibar complained that the date crop was not as much as he made it out to be, and even offered him a bribe to show them some leniency. “Enemies of God” exclaimed Abdullah ibn Rawaha. “So you have a mind to make me dabble in what is unlawful? By God, I have been sent here by one who is dearer to me than the entire world, while my dislike for you is greater than for similar number of swine and monkeys. But neither my dislike for you, nor my love for him, would ever prevent me from being just towards you.” “It is justice such as this on which rest the heavens and the earth!” exclaimed the Jews.
(al-Baihaqi, al-Sunan al-Kubra)
