Ali on Insults: No better punishment for fools than to be silent

Al-Qurtubi reported: A man insulted Qanbar, who was under the patronage of Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him. Ali called out to him, “O Qanbar! Leave one who insults you and ignore him. It will please the Merciful, displease Satan, and punish your insulter. No punishment for the fool is like refusing to answer him.”

Source: Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī 41:33

عن القرطبي أَنَّ رَجُلًا شَتَمَ قَنْبَرًا مَوْلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رضي الله عنه فَنَادَاهُ عَلِيٌّ يَا قَنْبَرُ دَعْ شَاتِمَكَ وَالْهَ عَنْهُ تُرْضِي الرَّحْمَنَ وَتُسْخِطِ الشَّيْطَانَ وَتُعَاقِبْ شَاتِمَكَ فَمَا عُوقِبَ الْأَحْمَقُ بِمِثْلِ السُّكُوتِ عَنْهُ

41:33 الجامع لأحكام القرآن سورة فصلت قوله تعالى ومن أحسن قولا ممن دعا إلى الله

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