Home / Books / Nahj al-Balāgha / Volume 1 / Responding to evil with evil / Hadith 2189 hadith 2189 ۞ 314. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Throw a stone in return from where one comes to you because evil can be met only with evil. ٣١٤. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): رُدُّوا الْحَجَرَمِنْ حَيْثُ جَاءَ، فَإِنَّ الشَّرَّ لَا يَدْفَعُهُ إِلَّا الشَّرُّ. Similar narrations Nahj al-Balāgha #2153 233. Amīr al-mu’minīn said to his son al-Ḥasan, peace be upon them both: Do not call out for fighting, but if you are called to it do... All narrations in Responding to evil with evil Browse all books Search more hadith
hadith 2189 ۞ 314. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Throw a stone in return from where one comes to you because evil can be met only with evil. ٣١٤. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): رُدُّوا الْحَجَرَمِنْ حَيْثُ جَاءَ، فَإِنَّ الشَّرَّ لَا يَدْفَعُهُ إِلَّا الشَّرُّ.