Bribery, Pollution, Harming Animals, Division
Source: Qurʾān 7:56
… Do not spread corruption in the land after it has been set in order. … (7:56)The verse is general and not a specific “environmental verse.” The responsible use of nature and resources is therefore expressly an editorial Muḥāsabah application of the general prohibition against causing harm and mischief.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3318
Hadith summary: A woman was punished because she confined a cat, neither feeding it nor letting it go to find food.The authentic hadith directly shows that avoidable suffering to an animal is a serious moral issue. The question focuses this responsibility on one's own treatment of animals.
Source: Qurʾān 2:188
… Do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly, nor deliberately bribe authorities in order to devour a portion of others’ property, knowing that it is a … (2:188)The verse specifically mentions bribery in the context of undue advantage. The question also examines comparable attempts to unfairly influence procedures or those responsible in one's own favor.
Source: Qurʾān 4:36
… And be kind to parents, relatives, orphans, the poor, near and distant neighbours, … (4:36)The verse explicitly includes near and distant neighbours in its call to kindness. The reflection applies this to daily situations such as noise, shared spaces and how we speak.
Source: Qurʾān 2:43
Establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and bow down with those who bow down. (2:43)Zakāt is explicitly commanded in the Qurʾān. The condition “when Zakāt is due from me” matters because the obligation does not apply to every user at all times.
Source: Qurʾān 47:22
Now if you ˹hypocrites˺ turn away, perhaps you would then spread corruption throughout the land and sever your ˹ties of˺ kinship! (47:22)The verse expressly warns against the breaking of the ties of kinship. The positive Muḥāsabah question therefore examines whether we ourselves contribute to maintaining family relationships.
Source: Qurʾān 60:8 + Qurʾān 49:13
… Allah does not forbid you from dealing kindly and fairly with those who have neither fought nor driven you out of your homes. … (60:8)
… and made you into peoples and tribes so that you may ˹get to˺ know one another. … (49:13)Qurʾān 60:8 carries the dimension of kindness and justice towards people outside the Muslim community under the condition stated in the verse. Qurʾān 49:13 adds the dimension of different peoples and origins.
Source: Qurʾān 4:59 + Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7257
… O believers! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. … (4:59)
Summary of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7257: There is no obedience in sin; obedience applies only to what is good and right.Qurʾān 4:59 establishes obedience to legitimate authority and refers disputes back to Allah and the Messenger. The hadith sets a clear boundary: there is no obedience when sin is commanded. The reflection applies this to responsible conduct within society; it does not give blanket religious approval to every human rule.
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