Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 4 An-Nisa, Ayat 135-135
يٰۤـاَيُّهَا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا كُوۡنُوۡا قَوَّامِيۡنَ بِالۡقِسۡطِ شُهَدَآءَ لِلّٰهِ وَلَوۡ عَلٰٓى اَنۡفُسِكُمۡ اَوِ الۡوَالِدَيۡنِ وَالۡاَقۡرَبِيۡنَ ؕ اِنۡ يَّكُنۡ غَنِيًّا اَوۡ فَقِيۡرًا فَاللّٰهُ اَوۡلٰى بِهِمَا فَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا الۡهَوٰٓى اَنۡ تَعۡدِلُوۡا ۚ وَاِنۡ تَلۡوٗۤا اَوۡ تُعۡرِضُوۡا فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُوۡنَ خَبِيۡرًا
﴿4:135﴾
(4:135) Believers! Be upholders of justice,164 and bearers of
witness to truth for the sake of Allah,165 even though it may either
be against yourselves or against your parents and kinsmen, or the rich or the
poor: for Allah is more concerned with their well-being than you are. Do not,
then, follow your own desires lest you keep away from justice. If you twist
or turn away from (the truth), know that Allah is well aware of all that you
do.
Notes
164. It is not enough for believers to uphold justice themselves: they are
expected to be its standard-bearers. They are supposed not merely to practise
justice in their own dealings but to strive for its triumph. They have to do
all within their power to ensure that injustice is eradicated and replaced by
equity and justice. A true believer is required to be the pillar supporting
the establishment of right and justice.
165. The testimony of the believers should be solely for the sake of God.
Their testimony should not be biased in favour of any of the parties concerned,
they should not use any opportunity for personal aggrandizement, and they should
not seek to please anyone but God.