hadith
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Imam al-Hasan (AS), when asked about clemency, said, ‘[It is] suppressing ones anger and controlling oneself.
الإمامُ الحسنُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ وقد سُئلَ عنِ الحِلْمِ ـ : كَظْمُ الغَيظِ ومِلْكُ النَّفْسِ.
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