Be tolerant, and command decency, and avoid the ignorant.
Al-A'raf 7:199
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خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ
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Be tolerant, and command decency, and avoid the ignorant.
Forgive others, tell people to do good, and stay away from those who act foolishly.
Be forgiving, encourage kindness, and turn away from those who act foolishly.
Hold to forgiveness, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant.
Be tolerant, and command decency, and avoid the ignorant.
Be tolerant, and command decency, and avoid the ignorant.
Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.
Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish (i.e. don’t punish them).
Be gracious, enjoin what is right and turn away from those who are ignorant.
Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant.
Keep to forgiveness (O Muhammad), and enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant.
Be tolerant; enjoin what is right; and avoid the ignorant.
[O Prophet!] Show forgiveness, enjoin equity, and avoid the ignorant.
Adopt [a policy of] excusing [the faults of people], bid what is right, and turn away from the ignorant.
Khuthi alAAafwa wamur bialAAurfi waaAArid AAani aljahileena