ما لا يَنبَغي مِنَ العَفوِ That Which Must Not Be Pardoned

16ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العَفوُ يُفسِدُ مِنَ اللَّئيمِ بِقَدرِ إصلاحِهِ مِنَ الكَريمِ.

16– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Pardon spoils a sinful man just as much as it can reform a decent man.’[Kanz al-Fawa’id li al-Karajaki, v. 2, p. 182]
 

17ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): جازِ بِالحَسَنَةِ وتَجاوَزْ عَنِ السَّيِّئَةِ ما لَم يَكُن ثَلماً في الدِّينِ أو وَهناً في سُلطانِ الإسلامِ.

17– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Reward the good deed and condone the misdeed as long as it is not a breach of religion or does not weaken the authority of Islam.’ [Ghurar al-Hikam, p. 4788]