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Even if a person has wronged us, we should respond with kindness and not repay evil with evil, as this would only add fuel to the fire and cause an increase in malice and enmity. The conduct of Divine personalities was such that if they were greeted, they would return the greeting in a better and more complete manner and if goodness was done to them, they would repay it, augmented and amplified.

Those who do goodness and exhibit beneficence towards others, attract the hearts of the people, while their deeds hurt Shaytan. It should be noted that those who do good do not devalue or spoil their kind deeds by placing any kind of obligation (upon the person towards whom kindness is exhibited). Imam Husain’s Kindness to the Camel-Driver Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: “A man was trailing a woman when she was busy circling the Ka’bah.

The woman was raising her hands in prayer when the man placed his hand upon her arm; at that moment God glued his hand to the women’s arm. People thronged to witness this strange happening in such great numbers that all movement was hindered. A person was sent to the Emir of Makkah to inform him of the incident. He gathered all the scholars around him and together they tried to settle on a suitable resolution to the problem.

Many ordinary people also assembled, interested to know the sentence that would be pronounced for this crime. As they all stood perplexed over the issue, the Emir finally said, “Is there anyone from the family of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w) here?” Those around him said, “Yes! Husain Ibn 'Ali (a.s.) is here.” That night, the Emir ordered the Imam (a.s.) to be brought before him. He sought to know the ruling for this incident from the Imam (a.s.).

First, the Imam (a.s.) turned towards the Ka’bah and raised his hands. He stood in this position for a while, after which he supplicated.