Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 231

Selections from The Sayings and Preaching of Amir al-Muminin Ali ibn Abi Talib (Peace Be Upon Him) Including His Replies to Questions and Maxims Expressed for Various Purposes.
Translated by Sayyid Ali Reza

وقال عليه السلام في قول الله تعالى : )

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said about Allah's saying:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَ الْإِحْسانِ) :

Verily, Allah enjoins justice ('adl) and benevolence (ihsan), (Qur'an, 16:90).

الْعَدْلُ الاْنْصَافُ،

Here 'adl means equidistribution

وَالاْحْسَانُ التَّفَضُّلُ

and ihsan means favour.