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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Hastening to forgive is from the morals of the honourable.

Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim

Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the greater of the two virtues.

Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim

Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgive and you will be supported.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Pardon and you will be pardoned.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do good to the one who does evil to you and forgive the one who wrongs you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgive the mistake of your friend, [and] your enemy will consider you to be virtuous.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgive that which angers you for the sake of that which pleases you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Pardon wrongdoings, stave off punishment and overlook that which has not become evident for you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Accept the excuses of people and you will enjoy their brotherhood; meet them with cheerfulness and you will cause their malice [and grudges against you] to die away.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Pardon the errors of the magnanimous, for none of them slips but that the Hand of Allah lifts him [back] up.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the best of favours.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the charity of triumph.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the evidence of intelligence.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the symbol of nobility.

Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim

Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the crown of high morals.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Many a sin is such that the [appropriate] degree of punishment for it is informing the sinner of it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do not persist in that [action] which is followed by sin.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness despite [having the] power [to exact revenge] is a shield from the punishment of Allah, the Glorified.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

When you have been wronged, forgive.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Through forgiveness [of others] divine mercy is invoked.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Overlook despite having power [to punish] and do good while possessing authority, [for by this] your mastery will become complete.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Overlook missteps and pardon mistakes, [for by this] your station will be elevated.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Cover up offences with forgiveness, especially for those who possess magnanimity and social standing.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Feign heedlessness [about the mistakes of others] and your affair will be praised.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Reward goodness and overlook offence, as long as it is not a breach in religion or an undermining of the authority of Islam.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Adopt [the policy of] excusing the people and do not extend your hand to that which is disagreeable to anyone of them.86

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do away with revenge, for indeed it is from the worst actions of the powerful, and he who raises himself above the evil of reprisals has taken hold of the accumulation of merits.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

It is when one possesses complete authority that the virtue of forgiveness becomes manifest.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Lack of forgiveness is the ugliest of flaws and rushing to exact revenge is the gravest of sins.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Accepting the excuse of a wrongdoer is from the acts that bring honour and the [is] the most excellent of traits.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Victory is a sufficient intercessor for the sinner.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be graciously forgiving when you become powerful and act justly when you are in authority.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be forgiving when you are powerful, generous in your affluence and altruistic despite your poverty, then virtue will become perfected for you (or virtues will become perfected for you).

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who forgives wrongdoings has taken hold of the accumulation of merits.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

One who does not favour [others] with forgiveness, wrongs [them] through vengeance.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Whoever does not accept repentance, his sin is great.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Overlooking [another's] offence is part of religion.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

How good is forgiveness while having ability [to exact revenge]!

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

He who scolds [someone] for a sin has not forgiven it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Hastening in forgiving the sins [of others] is from the lofty morals of the honourable ones.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Never feel regret for forgiving and never be gladdened by punishing.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Do not hasten the punishment for a sin and leave room between the two (i.e. the sin and punishment) for forgiveness, through this you will gain recompense and reward.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

There is no clemency like pardon.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

There is nothing better than the forgiveness of a powerful person.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

A wrongdoer can never be faced with anything better than being shown forgiveness.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

It pleases me for a person to forgive the one who oppresses him, to establish ties with the one who cuts him off, to give the one who deprives him and to respond to evil with goodness.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Give people your forgiveness and pardon just as you would like Allah, the Glorified, to grant [it] to you, and never regret showing forgiveness [to others].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Honour the one who loves you and pardon your enemy, [for by this] virtue will become complete for you.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best act of a person in power is to forgive.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Of all people, the most behoving of [granting] forgiveness is the one who has the greatest power to punish.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The most deserving of [showing] mercy is the one who [himself] is in need of it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Better than seeking your right is to forgive [and forego] it.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best of high morals is the forgiveness of the powerful and the generosity of the poor.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The best forgiveness is that which is shown despite having power [to exact revenge].

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

From the people, the one who is most cognizant of Allah is the one who is most forgiving to the people, even if he does not find them having any excuse.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily, confronting evil with good and the covering up wrongs with forgiveness are from the best virtues and the most praiseworthy qualities.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Verily, he who gives to the one who deprives him, establishes ties with the one who cuts him off and forgives the one who oppresses him, will find in Allah, the Glorified, a Supporter and a Helper.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is a virtue.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the best good deed.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the ornament of power.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness brings about eminence.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the alms-tax of power.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the best of favours.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Forgiveness is the best revenge.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Pardoning means that a person should forgive that which is done to wrong him and show forbearance with that which angers him.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Pardoning is the best of traits.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Pardon that which you are unaware of for what you are aware of, and what you are ignorant of for what you know.87

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

When a wrong is done to you, then forgive.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

The person most deserving of having his request granted is one who seeks forgiveness.

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Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):

Be careful not to hasten towards punishment, for indeed this is detestable in the sight of Allah and brings [unwanted] changes [and removal of blessings] closer.

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Hadith

Ethics Good Manners FORGIVENESS AND PARDON