He will grant him ease in his affair” (al-Talaq 65:4).

The verse implicitly teaches that whoever is not mindful of Allah will not be granted ease in his affairs. Therefore, anyone who is able must hasten to repay as soon as the creditor asks, or when the appointed term falls due.

Another form of injustice is to seize a portion of land. The Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever takes a handspan of land wrongfully will have it placed around his neck on the Day of Resurrection—stretched through seven earths.”

Wrongdoing also includes violating people’s honor through backbiting, talebearing, and the like. Backbiting is to mention your brother with what he dislikes in his absence; if it is said to his face, it becomes insult and abuse. Thus, when someone backbites—saying, for example, “So-and-so is tall,” “So-and-so is short,” “So-and-so has bad manners,” “So-and-so has such-and-such a flaw”—this is backbiting and an injustice for which he will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection.

Likewise, it is injustice to deny a rightful claim outright: a person is owed something, yet one says, “He has no right over me,” and conceals the truth. This is oppression, for if mere procrastination is wrongdoing, then flat denial is even worse. Whoever repudiates an obligation he owes is an oppressor.

In every circumstance, then, beware of all forms of injustice, for injustice will become layers of darkness on the Day of Resurrection—may Allah protect us—darkness proportionate to the magnitude of the wrong committed.