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The person who loves for the sake of God, and detests and despises for the sake of God, and gives for the sake of God, is among those whose faith has achieved completion.
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Muhammad Kulayni, Us?l al-K?f?, vol.2, p.124
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1) Forgiving the one who has committed excess and aggression against you.
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2) Joining the one who cuts off relations and ties with you.
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3) Forbearance and tolerance for the one who committed a folly, and showed poor behavior and misconducts towards you.
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Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p.293
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1) If you are wronged, do not commit wrong doing to others;
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2) If you are betrayed, do not betray anyone;
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3) If you are called a liar, do not be furious;
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4) If you are praised, do not be jubilant;
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5) If you are criticised, do not fret and think of what is said in criticism - if you find in yourself what is criticised about you, then you are falling down in the eyes of God; when you are furious about the truth, it is a much greater calamity then your falling down in the eyes of the people. And if you are opposite of what is said (in criticism) about you, then it is a merit you acquired without having to tire yourself in obtaining it.
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Majlisi, Bih?rul Anw?r, vol.75, p.162

 

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