Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And when you seized [people], you seized with tyranny...)

He also asks and says: Please explain to us the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Surat al-Shu'ara: 130]; because some people among us cite this verse as a justification for taking money, even by force, especially from the wealthy? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer: This is a condemnation by Allah of the people of Hud. Allah condemned them for being wrongdoers who seize people without right and wrong them through beating, killing, and plundering wealth. This is a blame and a defect for them, so that is not permissible. Rather, it is obligatory for the Muslim not to take money except by his right, and not to beat anyone except by his right. He must not transgress against people or seize them. Rather, he seeks his right through its legal path. If he has a right, he seeks it through the court, through reconciliation, or through the authority. He does not seize people through injustice, aggression, and harm, nor does he wrong them by plundering their wealth through confiscation and force. Rather, it is obligatory for him to take his right through its legal path and its legal means. This is a condemnation and a defect for the people of 'Aad, whom Allah destroyed with the barren wind. They used to wrong people and transgress against them. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.