Surat 83: Mutaffifeen (Those who deal in fraud) April 28, 2007
Posted by omair in : Uncategorized , 1 comment so farA short summary and my own comments on the meaning of this surah:
Summary:
Woe upon those who deal in fraud. When they are due, the expect compensation in full but when it is they who owe they attempt to give us as little as possible. Do these people not realize they will taken to account for their actions? There will be a day when all of mankind will be resurrected.
On that day the actions of the fraudsters will be preserved in “Sijjin”. Woe even to those who refuse to accept the fact that they will be resurrected. Just because they deny its existence, does not mean the rules do not apply to them. When they hear the verses from the Qu’ran, they pass them off as fables and fairy tales from a time long ago. The reality is, their hearts have been closed and due to their actions and intentions they will enter the Hell fire. At that point it will be said to them “this is what you denied”
Whereas the pious, their deeds will also be recorded. But on the same day of resurrection, their faces will be bright in delight. Their thirst will be quenched, with a sweet smelling wine. When they were living on earth, the criminals used to laugh at their expense. They would be mocked and lied to. But now on this day, it is the righteous who will be laughing, and the righteous will be the winners.
My thoughts
I felt this surah was structured in a manner that was very easy to follow. Don’t do the wrong thing, because is you do it you will go “down”. Whereas if you avoid from doing it, you will go “up”. Even though it may be difficult to do the right thing, be assured in the end everyone will get that which they deserve.
In my daily routine, specifically at work I wish I could bring this surah to some of the contractors I work with in the field. It seems in the rat race of life, the majority of people are trying to squeeze every last cent out of each other. Whether it be in the office browsing the net when one should be working, trying to extract overtime pay when you are just chilling, looking for loopholes in contracts for extras, or even eating more than your share of a group meal!
I am surrounded by people of Mutaffifeen at low and high levels. But to have some self righteous view that its just them and not me would be naive. When immersed in this culture, how do I protect myself from becoming a product of the surroundings?
Alhamdulillah by reading this surah and reflecting I feel I have made a small step, by at least identifying that there is a problem.