"That man was no good", commented a disciple to Awas-el Salam, "Once I gave him a silver coin to help him to get out of his misery and he did nothing important."
"Perhaps he is no good, but he may now be going to the gallows because of you. Maybe he used the money you gave him to buy a dagger, which he ended up using in the crime committed. In that case, your hands are also bloodied. Instead of trying to support him with love and kindness, you preferred to give him alms and rid yourself of your obligation."
-By Paulo Coelho
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