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14 – With his chain of transmission, he related: A man once spoke to Muʿāwiyah in such harsh terms that his household grew angry. They said to him, “If only you would punish him, making him a warning to others!” He replied, “I would be ashamed if my patience proved too small to absorb the offence of any one of my subjects.”
١٤ - وبإسناده، قال: أسمع رجلٌ مرةً معاوية كلاماً شديداً، غضب منه أهله، فقيل له: لو سطوت عليه، فكان نكالاً. قال: إني لأستحيي أن يضيق حلمي عن ذنب أحدٍ من رعيتي.