Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

'Ali ibn Abi Ttlib 437
A group of people gathered in the presence of Amir al-
Mu'mineen 'ALi ibn Abi T2ib and discussed kindness.
Amir al-Mu'mineen took this opportunity to encourage
them and urge them to he kind, and he said: "Kindness is
one of the best of treasures and one of the best of crops.
You should not be discouraged from doing acts of
kindness by the ingratitude of those who reject it and deny
it. Kindness cannot be complete except with three things:
thinking little of it, concealing it and hastening it. If you
think little of it, you will make it great; if yon conceal it,
you will perfect it; and if you hasten it, you will give
people the chance to enjoy and appreciate it."401
10. "There is no nobility with had manners."402
11. "There is no rest for the envious."403
12. "The envier is angry with someone who has done nothing
wrong."404
13. "Woe to the wrongdoers from the most just of
14. "Whoever unsheathes the sword of transgression will be
killed by it."406
15. "The wrongdoer who started the trouble will look at his
hand tomorrow and learn a lesson from it."407 This
warning is based on the verse, #And [remember] the Day
when the Bilirn [wrongdoer, oppressor, polytheist] will
bite at his hands.) (Qur'an 25: 27)
16. "Concealing hardship is a sign of chivalry."408
17. "Be kind to the one who wrongs you, and you will be safe
from his wrongdoing."409
18. "Kindness puts an end to ba~kbiting."~'~