Divine Command for Justice and Benevolence

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 231

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 231

Divine Command for Justice and Benevolence

Hadith #279

٢٣١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام) فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى ﴿إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ﴾: الْعَدْلُ الْإِنْصَافُ، وَالْإِحْسَانُ التَّفَضُّلُ.

231. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said about Allāh’s saying: Verily, Allāh enjoins justice (‘adl) and benevolence (iḥsān),(Qur’ān,16:90). Here ‘adl means equidistribution and iḥsān means favour.