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Hadith 1071
oppressionfear-of-god
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ الْحَکَمِ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ عَلِیٌّ ع إِنَّمَا أخاف [خَافَ] الْقِصَاصَ مَنْ کَفَّ عَنْ ظُلْمِ النَّاسِ.
11. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, “One who oppresses people, fears retaliation.”
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

Similar narrations

  • Al-Kāfi #1218 “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘One who is afraid of retaliation does not do injustice to people.’”
  • Al-Kāfi #1201 “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) has said, ‘Whoever is afraid of retaliation should stay away from doing injustice to people.’”
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