Fulfilling rights of the ungrateful as idolatry

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 164

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 164

Fulfilling rights of the ungrateful as idolatry
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١٦٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَنْ قَضَى حَقَّ مَنْ لَا يَقْضِي حَقَّهُ فَقَدْ عَبَدَهُ.

164. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who fulfils the right of a man who does not fulfil his right, (is as though he) worships him.