Qur'an 41:34 · Surah Fussilat · Meccan
Repel evil with what is better
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Arabic text
وَلَا تَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُۚ ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي بَيۡنَكَ وَبَيۡنَهُۥ عَدَٰوَةٞ كَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٞ34
Translation · Saheeh International
34And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend
Explanation
Our educational summary. It is not part of the Qur'an and is not a tafsir.
Responding to harm with something better can turn an enemy into 'a devoted friend'.
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