Mohammed and Ali once met a man who, considering Ali to be his offender, began to scold him. Ali patiently and silently endured this for quite a long time, but then he could not resist and began to answer curses with curses. Then Mohammed left them.
When Ali approached Mohammed again, he said to him:
“Why did you leave me alone to endure the curses of this impudent man?”
“When this man scolded you, and you were silent,” said Mohammed, “I saw ten angels around you, and the angels answered him.” But when you began to answer him with abuse, the angels left you - and I also left.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru