Condemnation of complicity in wrongdoing

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 154

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 154

Condemnation of complicity in wrongdoing
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١٥٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الرَّاضِي بِفِعْلِ قَوْمٍ كَالدَّاخِلِ فِيهِ مَعَهُمْ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ دَاخِلٍ فِي بَاطِلٍ إِثْمَانِ: إِثْمُ الْعَمَلِ بِهِ، وَإِثْمُ الرِّضَى بِهِ.

154. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who agrees with the action of a group of persons is as though he joins them in that action. And every one who joins in wrong commits two sins; one sin for committing the wrong and the other for agreeing with it.