قُلْتُ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ لا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلاحِها[4] قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا مُيَسِّرُ إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ كَانَتْ فَاسِدَةً فَأَصْلَحَهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِنَبِيِّهِ ص فَقَالَ وَ لا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلاحِها. خُطْبَةٌ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع
It was said to Abu Ja’far (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[7:56] Do no mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order”, so he (asws) said: ‘O Muyassar, verily the earth used to be in a state of disorder, so Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Corrected it by His (azwj) Prophet (saw