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1229 - الوَصِيَّةُ بِالعَدلِ عَلَى الصَّدِيقِ وَالعَدُوِّ

1229. ADVICE TO BE JUST AND FAIR WITH ONE’S FRIEND AND ENEMY

(يا أَيُّها الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَداءَ بِالقِسْطِ وَلا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَى أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا اعْدِلُوا هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَى وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِما تَعْمَلُونَ) .1

“O you who have faith! Be maintainers of justice, as witnesses for the sake of Allah, and ill feeling for a people should never lead you to be unfair. Be fair; that is nearer to Godwariness, and be wary of Allah.’ Allah is indeed well aware of what you do.”2

4017.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في وَصِيَّتِهِ لِابنِهِ الحُسَينِ عليه السلام - : اُوصيكَ بِتَقوَى اللَّهِ في الغِنى‏ والفَقرِ ... وبِالعَدلِ عَلَى الصَّديقِ والعَدُوِّ .3

4017.Imam Ali (AS) said in his will to his son al-Husayn (AS), ‘I advise you to be wary of your duty to Allah in wealth and poverty … and [I advise you] of being just towards both friend and foe.’4

1.المائدة : ۸ .

2.Qur’an ۵:۸

3.تحف العقول : ۸۸ .

4.Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. ۸۸

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