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] |