What is the difference between justice (al-ʿadl) mentioned in Surat An-Nisa (Chapter 4): "And when you judge between people, judge with justice," and truth (al-ḥaqq) mentioned in Surat Sad (Chapter 38): "So judge between people with truth and do not follow [personal] inclination"?
Righteousness is the justice that Allah has commanded in ruling among people. Justice is the adherence to Allah’s revealed حكم (rule/judgment) as brought by the Book (Quran) and the Sunnah, and it is obligatory upon everyone in every circumstance, while injustice is absolutely forbidden.
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