“These are the limits set by Allah. Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will admit them to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever. That is the great triumph.”

“And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger and transgresses His limits, He will admit him to a Fire, abiding therein forever, and he will have a humiliating punishment.”

And Allah, glorified is He, knows best.

He—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

“A man was in partnership with another person. His partner gained the upper hand, seized and humiliated him, and drew up a document against him stating that the sheep belonged to him alone, rather than to the partnership?”

He replied:

“If he wrongfully coerced him into making the acknowledgment, that acknowledgment is invalid, and having witnesses attest to it does not benefit him. Rather, the unjust aggressor who subjected this wronged man to coercion must be punished. The wronged man must be helped, and the property restored to its rightful owner. If he produces evidence that he was coerced into this, his evidence must be heard. And Allah knows best.”

He—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

“A woman died, leaving five children: four full siblings—one son and three daughters—and another son who was their maternal half-brother. She also left a husband by whom she had no children. During the illness that led to her death, she acknowledged that she owed the four children who were full siblings one thousand dirhams, intending thereby to deprive her other son and her husband of their inheritance.”