Responding to evil with evil

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 314

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 314

Responding to evil with evil
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٣١٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): رُدُّوا الْحَجَرَمِنْ حَيْثُ جَاءَ، فَإِنَّ الشَّرَّ لَا يَدْفَعُهُ إِلَّا الشَّرُّ.

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.