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The Sixteenth (Principle):
❝Whoever becomes accustomed to seeking revenge and does not show patience will inevitably fall into oppression.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Qāʿidah fiṣ-Ṣabr 1/102
This is because the soul does not restrict itself to [obtaining] the precise level of justice due to it, neither knowledgeably nor intentionally. Perhaps it is unable to limit itself to the measure that is rightfully due to it, because anger leads a person to a point where he does not comprehend what he is saying and doing. Thus, whilst he was oppressed, anticipating victory and honor (from Allāh), he turns into an oppressor awaiting hatred and punishment (from Allāh).❞
Translated by: Abū Āsiyah Muzaffar -may Allāh forgive him, his parents, his mashayikh, his family and all the Muslims-
Source: https://shamela.ws/book/12153/43
السادس عشر: أنَّ من اعتادَ الانتقام ولم يَصبِرْ، لابُدَّ أن يقعَ في الظلم، فإن النفس لا تقتصر على قدر العدل الواجب لها، لا علما، ولا إرادة، وربما عجزت عن الاقتصار على قدر الحق، فإنّ الغضبَ يَخرُجُ بصاحبه إلى حدٍّ لا يَعقِلُ ما يقول ويفعل؛ فبينما هو مظلومٌ يَنتظِرُ النَّصْرَ وَالعِز، إذِ انقلبَ ظالمًا يَنتظِرُ المقتَ والعقوبةَ.
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ص102 – كتاب قاعدة في الصبر – الوجه السادس عشر
