sayingCharitySaying 62
“If you are met with a greeting, give better greetings in return. If a hand of help is extended to you, do a better favor in return, although the credit will remain with the one who was the first.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: if you are met with a greeting, give better greetings in return. if a hand of help is extended to you, do a better favor in return, although the credit will remain with the one who was the first.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Give something — time, money, forgiveness — before you are asked.
SOURCE
Saying 62 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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