The Cow
2. Al-Baqarah
البقرة
Page #44
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قَوْلٌ
مَّعْرُوفٌ
وَمَغْفِرَةٌ
خَيْرٌ
مِّن
صَدَقَةٍ
يَتْبَعُهَا
أَذًى
وَاللَّهُ
غَنِيٌّ
حَلِيمٌ
qawlun maʿrūfun wa-maghfiratun khayrun min ṣadaqatin yatbaʿuhā ʾadhan wa-llāhu ghaniyyun ḥalīmun
An honourable reply [in response to the needy] and forgiving [their annoyance] is better than a charity followed by affront. Allah is all-sufficient, most forbearing.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.
