hadith 634
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘If you are not of the clement ones then feign clemency for verily few people who imitate a group fail to become one of them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنْ لَم تَكُن حَليما فَتَحَلَّمْ ؛ فإنَّهُ قَلَّ مَن تَشبَّهَ بقَومٍ إلّا أوْشَكَ أنْ يكونَ مِنهُم.

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