Islam Guidance

Verse149

(149) إِن تُبْدُواْ خَيْرًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ أَوْ تَعْفُواْ عَن سُوَءٍ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا قَدِيرًا

149. " If you do good openly or conceal it or pardon (others') evil, then verily Allah is All-Pardoning, All-Powerful. "
Commentary:

Whenever you are in the position of power, and forgiveness has a training effect, do forgive; and wherever silence is abasement, and it strengthens injustice, do shout.
Therefore, avengeance and retaliation is ' legitimate ', and forgiveness is ' virtue '. So, it is worthy to pardon when you are powerful. It says:
" ... then verily Allah is All-Pardoning, All-Powerful. "
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (a.s.) says:
" When you gain power over your adversary, pardon him as gratitude for being able to overpower him." (1)

(1) Nahj-ul-Balaqah, saying No.10

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