1727 - الاِنتِصافُ مِنَ النَّفسِ‏

1727. FAIRNESS IN SPITE OF ONESELF

6110.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن واسَى الفَقيرَ ، وأنصَفَ النّاسَ مِن نَفسِهِ ، فذلكَ المؤمِنُ حَقّاً .¹

6110.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever is charitable towards a poor person, and is fair towards people in spite of himself, then he is the true believer.' ²

6111.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أنصَفُ النّاسِ مَن أنصَفَ مِن نَفسِهِ مِن غَيرِ حاكِمٍ علَيهِ .³

6111.Imam Ali (AS) said, The fairest of people is he who is fair in spite of himself without someone judging over him.' ⁴

6112.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ألا إنّهُ مَن يُنصِفُ النّاسَ مِن نَفسِهِ لَم يَزِدْهُ اللَّهُ إلّا عِزّاً .⁵

6112.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Indeed he who is fair to people in spite of himself, Allah will only increase him in dignity.' ⁶

6113.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : حَسْبُ المَرءِ ... من عَقلِهِ إنصافُهُ مِن نَفسِهِ ... ومِن إنصافِهِ قَبولُهُ الحَقَّ إذا بانَ لَهُ .⁷

6113.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It is enough for a person ... endowed with intellect to be fair [to others] in spite of himself ... and [for a person] endowed with fairness to accept the truth when it becomes clear to him.' ⁸

6114.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - مِن كتابه للأشتر - : أنصِفِ اللَّهَ وأنصِفِ النّاسَ مِن نَفسِكَ ومِن خاصَّةِ أهلِكَ ومَن لكَ فيهِ هَوىً مِن رَعيّتِكَ ، فإنَّكَ إلّا تَفعَلْ تَظلِمْ ! ...⁹

6114. Imam Ali (AS), in his letter to Malik al-Ashtar said, '...be fair for Allah and be fair to people in spite of yourself, and in spite of your close members of your family, and in spite of those towards whom you have inclinations from among your followers, for if you do not do so you will be oppressing.' ¹⁰

6115.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنّ للَّهِ جَنَّةً لا يَدخُلُها إلّا ثَلاثَةٌ ، أحَدُهُم مَن حَكَم في نَفسِهِ بالحَقِّ .¹¹

6115.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Allah has a Heaven that no one enters other than three kinds of people: one of them is he who judges himself with truth.' ¹²

1726 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ إنصافِ مَن لا يُنصِفُ‏

1726. ENJOINMENT OF FAIRNESS TOWARDS THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAIR

6107.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : المؤمِنُ يُنصِفُ مَن لا يُنصِفُهُ .¹

6107.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A believer is fair to one who is not fair to him.' ²

6108.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: أعدَلُ النّاسِ مَن أنصَفَ مَن ظَلَمَهُ .³

6108.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The most just of people is he who is fair towards those who do wrong to him.' ⁴

6109.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : صِلْ مَنْ قَطَعَكَ ... واَنصِفْ مَن خاصمك‏⁵ .

6109.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Keep ties to those who cut theirs with you....and be fair to those who dispute with you.' ⁶