Caution against Wrongdoing

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Beware of wrongdoing for verily it corrupts your hearts.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the servant will come on the Day of Resurrection having performed many good deeds which please him, when a man will come, complaining [to Allah], ‘O Lord, this man has wronged me, whereupon some of his good deeds will be taken and transferred to the good deeds of the plaintiff. The situation will continue thus until finally he will be left with no good deeds, and then the plaintiffs evil deeds will start being transferred to his own evil deeds, and he will continue to pay for them thus until he will enter the Fire.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fear wrongdoing, for verily it is a source of darkness on the Day of Resurrection.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Wrongdoing is the most painful of all vices.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Wrongdoing causes feet to slip, snatches away bounties and destroys nations.

Imam Ali (AS) said, seeking immunity from wrongdoing, ‘By Allah, I would rather spend a sleepless night on the thorns of the Saadan tree [a type of prickly tree], or be driven as a prisoner in shackles, than meet Allah and His Messenger on the Day of Resurrection having wronged any servant or having usurped any kind of worldly wealth. How can I wrong anyone for the sake of this soul that is rapidly hastening towards destruction and is to remain under the earth for a long time?

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘By Allah, if I was given all the seven domains with all that exists under its celestial spheres in order that I may disobey Allah to the extent of snatching a single grain of barley from an ant, I would not do it.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of wrongdoing, for the living days of one who wrongs others become odious.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Nothing induces the reversal of Allahs bounty or the hastening of His retribution than continuous injustice [to others]; for verily Allah hears the call of the oppressed and lies in wait for the oppressors.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The life of one who wrongs others is shattered.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who takes wrongdoing as a mount is thrown off by it.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The one who tyrannises others is ruined by his own tyranny.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘The Prophet (SAWA) forbade anyone from eating anything that an ant carries in its mouth or holds in its grip.