Encouraging virtue through kindness and benevolence

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 158

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 158

Encouraging virtue through kindness and benevolence
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١٥٨. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): عَاتِبْ أَخَاكَ بِالْإِحْسَانِ إِلَيْهِ، وَارْدُدْ شَرَّهُ بِالْإِنْعَامِ عَلَيْهِ.

158. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Admonish your brother (comrade) by good behaviour towards him, and ward off his evil by favouring him. [1]