hadith
1468
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Indeed your good-doing to the enemies and the jealous ones who scheme against you is more irritating to them than your taking an offensive stance against them, and it is also a motivation for their reform.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنّ إحْسانَكَ إلى مَن كادَكَ مِن الأضْدادِ والحُسّادِ ، لأغْيَظُ علَيهِم مِن مَواقِعِ إساءتِكَ مِنهُم، وهُو داعٍ إلى صَلاحِهِم .
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