The virtue of pardoning adversaries when empowered

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 11

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 11

The virtue of pardoning adversaries when empowered
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١١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِذَا قَدَرْتَ عَلَى عَدُوِّكَ فَاجْعَلِ الْعَفْوَ عَنْهُ شُكْراً لِلْقُدْرَةِ عَلَيْهِ.

11. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: When you gain power over your adversary pardon him by way of thanks for being able to overpower him. [1]