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Imam Ali (AS) said, Never feel regret for forgiving and never be gladdened by punishing.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَنْدَمَنَّ عَلى عَفْو وَ لاتَبْهَجَنَّ بِعُقُوبَة
Similar narrations
- Al-Kāfi #344 “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘Regret for forgiving is better and easier than regret for being subjected to punishment.’”
- Mishkāt al-Anwār #1349 Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Getting sorry that you forgave is better and easier than getting sorry that you punished.”