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Abrogation of penalizing whoever causes sadness to his neighbor

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Fine of nineteen mithqáls of god had formerly been prescribed for causing sadness; in this Dispensation, absolved therefrom and to show forth righteousness and piety[edit]

"Ye have been forbidden in the Book of God to engage in contention and conflict, to strike another, or to commit similar acts whereby hearts and souls may be saddened. A fine of nineteen mithqáls of gold had formerly been prescribed by Him Who is the Lord of all mankind for anyone who was the cause of sadness to another; in this Dispensation, however, He hath absolved you thereof and exhorteth you to show forth righteousness and piety. Such is the commandment which He hath enjoined upon you in this resplendent Tablet. Wish not for others what ye wish not for yourselves; fear God, and be not of the prideful. Ye are all created out of water, and unto dust shall ye return. Reflect upon the end that awaiteth you, and walk not in the ways of the oppressor. Give ear unto the verses of God which He Who is the sacred Lote-Tree reciteth unto you. They are assuredly the infallible balance, established by God, the Lord of this world and the next. Through them the soul of man is caused to wing its flight towards the Dayspring of Revelation, and the heart of every true believer is suffused with light. Such are the laws which God hath enjoined upon you, such His commandments prescribed unto you in His Holy Tablet; obey them with joy and gladness, for this is best for you, did ye but know.

(Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 148 148)

"Penalizing whoever causes sadness to his neighbour"

(Synopsis and Codification of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, no. IV.D.2.h)

"Bahá'u'lláh abrogates the law of the Persian Bayán concerning the payment of a fine in reparation for causing sadness to one's neighbour."

(Notes to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, no. 163)

See also[edit]

  • Bayán (Persian)

See also[edit]

  • Manslaughter (re: penalty for killing another)
  • Backbiting (re: not causing sadness)
  • Sadness
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