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The commandment of the Holy Prophet,Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi, about having kindness for three things

alkafi-14884Vol. 8, p. 150

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص قَالَ: ارْحَمُوا عَزِيزاً ذَلَّ وَ غَنِيّاً افْتَقَرَ وَ عَالِماً ضَاعَ فِي زَمَانِ جُهَّالٍ‌[2].

The Prophet (saww) said: ‘Be merciful towards a mighty one who has been humbled, and a rich one who has become poor, and a scholar who is wasted in the era of the ignorant ones.