Returning evil with good:
As far as possible, a Salik should not harm others and should behave well with even bad people. A human being should attend to one's state (Haal) first and should believe that all others are better than him (or her) and he himself is the worst among all. To pay attention to other's sins and talk about them in one's assemblies is against the path of the Sufiya
Anecdote: A sinner would complain about Hadhrat Khwaja Baqibillah (May Allah Ta’ala shower His Mercy on him) all the time. He would use such words that the listeners could not bear it and would get angry. But they would be forced to be patient.
Once, an attendant of the Khwaja could not bear it any longer and he complained to the ruler of the area and got him arrested. When this news reached the Khwaja, he called his attendant and said: Why did you get my neighbor arrested?
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