Home / Books / Nahj al-Balāgha / Volume 1 / Forgiving virtuous individuals' shortcomings / Hadith 1655 hadith 1655 ۞ 20. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Forgive the shortcomings of people of virtue and honor because when they fall into error Allāh raises them up. ٢٠. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): أَقِيلُوا ذَوِي الْمُرُوءَاتِ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ فَمَا يَعْثُرُ مِنْهُمْ عَاثِرٌ إِلَّا وَيَدُهُ بِيَدِ اللهِ يَرْفَعُهُ. Similar narrations Ghurar al-Ḥikam #6447 Imam Ali (AS) said, Pardon the errors of the magnanimous, for none of them slips but that the Hand of Allah lifts him [back] up. All narrations in Forgiving virtuous individuals' shortcomings Browse all books Search more hadith
hadith 1655 ۞ 20. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Forgive the shortcomings of people of virtue and honor because when they fall into error Allāh raises them up. ٢٠. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): أَقِيلُوا ذَوِي الْمُرُوءَاتِ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ فَمَا يَعْثُرُ مِنْهُمْ عَاثِرٌ إِلَّا وَيَدُهُ بِيَدِ اللهِ يَرْفَعُهُ.