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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

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Akalim of Amirul Mumineen Maulana Ali (AS)

To put [others] under obligation

21. One who puts [others under] obligation with his good act has not perfected it.

21. One who puts [others under] obligation with his good act has not perfected it.

21 ما أَكْمَلَ المَعْرُوفَ مَنْ مَنَّ بِهِ.

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22. He who puts [others under] a lot of obligation has not made his good turn felicitous.

22. He who puts [others under] a lot of obligation has not made his good turn felicitous.

22 ما هَنَّأَ بِمَعْرُوفِهِ مَنْ كَثُرَ اِمْتِنانُهُ.

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23. The sin of the charity given by the one who puts obligation is greater than its reward.

23. The sin of the charity given by the one who puts obligation is greater than its reward.

23 وِزْرُ صَدَقَةِ المَنّانِ يَغْلِبُ أجْرَهُ.

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27. There is no evil quality more repulsive than [putting others under] obligation.

27. There is no evil quality more repulsive than [putting others under] obligation.

27 لاسَوْأَةَ أقْبَحُ مِنَ المَنِّ.

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28. people of goodness and beneficence, do not put [others under] obligation with your favours for indeed favours and good turns are nullified by the repulsiveness of [putting others under] obligations.

28. people of goodness and beneficence, do not put [others under] obligation with your favours for indeed favours and good turns are nullified by the repulsiveness of [putting others under] obligations.

28 يا أهْلَ المَعْرُوفِ والإحْسانِ لاتَمُنُّوا بِإحْسانِكُمْ، فَإنَّ الإحْسانَ وَالمَعْرُوفَ يُبْطِلُهُ قُبْحُ الاِمْتِنانِ.

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29. Beware of putting obligations with your good acts for indeed [putting others under] obligation spoils favours.

29. Beware of putting obligations with your good acts for indeed [putting others under] obligation spoils favours.

29 إيّاكَ والمَنَّ بِالمَعْرُوفِ فَإنَّ الاِمْتِنانَ يُكَدِّرُ الإحْسانَ.

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