Similar narrations

• Ghurar al-Ḥikam #6487 Imam Ali (AS) said, Of all people, the most behoving of [granting] forgiveness is the one who has the greatest power to punish.
• Nahj al-Balāgha #2000 52. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The most capable of pardoning is he who is the most powerful to punish.