40- نَهَى رسولُ اللّهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) عنِ الأدبِ عندَ الغَضَبِ .
40- Ali b. Asbat said, ‘The Prophet (SAWA) prohibited disciplining in times of anger.’[Ibid. v. 79, p. 102, no. 2]
41- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ازْجُرِ المُسيءَ بِثوابِ المُحسِنِ .
41- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Punish the wrongdoer by rewarding the good-doer.’[Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha li Ibn Abi al-Hadid, v. 18, p. 410]
42- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): استِصْلاحُ الأخيارِ بإكْرامِهِمْ، والأشرارِ بتأديبِهِمْ .
42- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘You may improve the doers of good by honoring them, and rehabilitate the wrongdoers by disciplining them.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 82, no. 81]
43- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): عاتِبْ أخاكَ بالإحسانِ إليهِ، وارْدُدْ شرَّهُ بالإنعامِ علَيهِ.
43- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Reprimand your brother by being kind to him, and react to his wrongdoing by being generous to him.’[Ibid. v. 71, p. 427, no. 76]
44- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أصْلِحْ المُسيءَ بحُسْنِ فِعالِكَ، ودُلَّ علَى الخيرِ بِجميلِ مَقالِكَ.
44- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Rehabilitate the wrongdoer by your good deed [towards him], and indicate towards good through your good words.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2304]
45- الإمامُ الكاظمُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ عِندَ ما شَكى لَهُ بَعضُهُم إبنَا لَهُ ـ: لا تَضرِبْهُ، واهْجُرْهُ ولا تُطِلْ.
45- A man said, ‘I complained to AbÙ al-Íasan MÙsÁ [al-KÁÛim] (AS) about a son of mine. He said, ‘Do not beat him, but rather ignore him [i.e.depriving him of your company], but not for too long.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104, p. 99, no. 74]
