حکمت 260: با احسان پیاپی خدا، گناهکار را گرفتار کند و… · Saying 260

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): كَمْ مِنْ مُسْتَدْرَجٍ بِالْإِحْسَانِ إِلَيْهِ وَ مَغْرُورٍ بِالسَّتْرِ عَلَيْهِ وَ مَفْتُونٍ بِحُسْنِ الْقَوْلِ فِيهِ وَ مَا ابْتَلَي اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ أَحَداً بِمِثْلِ الْإِمْلَاءِ لَهُ.

قال الرضي: و قد مضي هذا الكلام فيما تقدم إلا أن فيه هاهنا زيادة جيدة مفيدة

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: There is many a man being gradually brought towards punishment by good treatment with him; many a man who remains in deceit because his evils are covered; and many a man who is in illusion because of good talk about him, while there is no greater ordeal by Allah, the Glorigied, than the giving of time. Al- Sayyid al-Radi says: This saying has appeared earlier as well but here it contains a beautiful and useful addition.