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hadith 1971
Hadith #
1971
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
11
Part
Sayings
Chapter
The virtue of pardoning adversaries when empowered
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
11. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: When you gain power over your adversary pardon him by way of thanks for being able to overpower him. [1]
١١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِذَا قَدَرْتَ عَلَى عَدُوِّكَ فَاجْعَلِ الْعَفْوَ عَنْهُ شُكْراً لِلْقُدْرَةِ عَلَيْهِ.
Tags ForgivenessCourage

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