Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 46 Insulting a Believer Sometimes the Oppressed one Becomes an Oppressor
Sometimes the Oppressed one Becomes an Oppressor
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Sometimes the Oppressed one Becomes an Oppressor
Two people were abusing each other. Imam MÅ«sa Ibn Ja’far (a.s.) said,
“The one who initiates abuse is the greater oppressor, carrying the sin of himself and the other person around his neck, till the time the oppressed does not exceed the limit. If he exceeds the first abuser in replying to his abusing he would himself be responsible for the sin.”
(al-KÄfi Vol. 2 page 359)
Explaining this tradition, Allamah Majlisi says that the sin of both the persons is carried by the one who initiates abusing, because he was the first one to commit the sin which led to the other person also follow his footsteps. If he had not initiated it in the first place the other person would have remained silent. Abusing in retaliation is a sin, but the guilt is borne by the first person, if the second one does not exceed the limit. If he does so, he becomes as much a sinner as the first one.
