Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Enjoinment of Pardon In Spite of Ones Power (to Punish)

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Forgiveness 4 Enemies/Hostility 1 Gratitude 1 Imam Husayn 1 Ahl al-Bayt 1

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hadith 2967
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who pardons when having the power to punish, Allah will pardon him on the Day of great difficulty [i.e. the Day of Resurrection].
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن عَفا عِندَ القُدرَةِ عَفا اللّهُ عَنهُ يَومَ العُسرَةِ .
Tags Forgiveness
hadith 2968
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘When you are empowered to vanquish your enemy, let your pardon of him act as thanks for having been given power over him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إذا قَدَرتَ عَلى عَدُوِّكَ فَاجعَلِ العَفوَ عَنهُ شُكراً لِلقُدرَةِ عَلَيهِ .
Tags ForgivenessEnemies/HostilityGratitude
hadith 2969
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Pardon is the zakat of triumph.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العَفوُ زَكاةُ الظَّفَرِ .
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hadith 2970
Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, ‘Verily the most forgiving of people is he who pardons when having the power to punish.
الإمامُ الحسينُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ أعفَى النّاسِ مَن عَفا عِندَ قُدرَتِهِ .
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