hadith 704
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The yardstick [used to measure the goodness] of an act of courtesy is the absence of expectation accompanying it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِلاكُ المَعروفِ تَركُ المَنِّ بِهِ .

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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #2046 Imam Ali (AS) said, The basis of goodness is abandoning obligation through it.
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1944 Imam Ali (AS) said, The completion of benevolence is abandoning [putting one under] obligation by it.
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