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Then he will transfer to the left ear, and then he will apologise and say, ‘I did not say anything (from that).’ So, accept his excuse.’’ [39] Rewards of Being Lenient (in Pardoning): – وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‏ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ عِوَضِ الْحَلِيمِ مِنْ خَصْلَتِهِ أَنَّ النَّاسَ أَعْوَانُهُ عَلَى الْجَاهِلِ And Imam Ali -asws said: ‘The first compensation of the lenient one from his quality is that the people would assist him against the ignorant one.’ [40] – وَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ‏ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ نَادَى مُنَادٍ مَنْ كَانَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَدْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ فَيُقَالُ مَنْ هُمْ فَيُقَالُ الْعَافُونَ عَنِ النَّاسِ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ بِلَا حِسَابٍ And in the Hadeeth: ‘When it will be the Day of Qiyamah, a caller will call out: ‘The one whose Recompense is upon Allah -azwj , let him enter the Paradise!’ It will be said, ‘Who are they?’ It will be said, ‘The pardoners of the people can enter the Paradise without any Reckoning.’’ [41] تَفْسِيرُ النُّعْمَانِيِّ، بِالْإِسْنَادِ الْمَذْكُورِ فِي كِتَابِ الْقُرْآنِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ: وَ أَمَّا الرُّخْصَةُ الَّتِي صَاحِبُهَا فِيهَا بِالْخِيَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى رَخَّصَ أَنْ يُعَاقَبَ الْعَبْدُ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏ جَزاءُ سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِثْلُها فَمَنْ‏ عَفا وَ أَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ‏ وَ هَذَا هُوَ فِيهِ بِالْخِيَارِ إِنْ شَاءَ عَفَا وَ إِنْ شَاءَ عَاقَبَ Tafseer Al Numany – By the mentioned chain in ‘Kitab Al Quran’ – ‘From Amir Al-Momineen -asws having said: ‘And as for the allowance for which the owner has a choice in the matter, Allah -azwj Blessed and Exalted will Allow him to punish the servant upon his injustice.