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Hadith 1632
Hadith #
1632
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
76
Part
Letters
Chapter
Instructions to Ibn Abbas upon his appointment as the governor of Basra
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
Meet people with a broad face, allow them free audience and pass generous orders. Avoid anger because it is a augury of Satan.
سَعِ النَّاسَ بِوَجْهِكَ وَمَجْلِسِكَ وَحُكْمِكَ، وإِيَّاكَ وَالْغَضَبَ فَإِنَّهُ طَيْرَةٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ.
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