411. Imām Ali (a.s.): “The most complete of prudence is reforming the opponents and acting moderately with the enemies.”1
412. Imām Ali (a.s.): “Reforming the enemies with nice words and decent behavior is more convenient than confronting them and fighting against them with pain and suffering.”2
413. Imām Ali (a.s.): “Doing good to him who wrongs us reforms him.”3
414. Imām Ali (a.s.): “In the past the wise used to say: “It is befitting to frequent houses of others for ten purposes:
First, to the House of God Almighty for performing the rituals [of Hajj], discharging God’s right and fulfilling His obligatory commands;
… and nine to the houses of the enemies those who by tolerance their turbulence would calm down and by leniency and visitation, their hostility would be repelled.”4
415. Imām Ali (a.s.): “Refraining from annoying [others] would reform the hearts of the enemies.”5
416. Imām Ali (a.s.): “Shake hands with your enemy, even though he dislikes it, for it is one of the things to which God has enjoined his servants, [where] He says: “Repel [evil] with what is best. [If you do so,] behold, he between whom and you was enmity, will be as though he were a sympathetic friend. But none is granted it except those who are patient and none is granted it except the greatly endowed.”67
1.. Ibid, h. ۷۲۳۲.
2.. Ibid, h. ۱۹۲۶.
3.. Ibid, h. ۱۵۱۷.
4.. al-Khisāl, p. ۴۲۶, h. ۳, Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۷۶, p. ۶۱, h. ۱.
5.. Ghurar al-Hikam, h. ۹۷۸۴.
6.. Qur'ān, ۴۱:۳۴ – ۳۵, al-Khisāl, p. ۶۳۳, h. ۱۰, Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۷۱, p. ۴۲۱, h. ۵۸.
7.. al-Khisāl, p. ۶۳۳, h. ۱۰, Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۷۱, p. ۴۲۱, h. ۵۸.
