You can't repay evil with evil. Archpriest Alexander Borisov: “Is it possible to respond to evil by force? And God does not oppose the evil human will in any way.

A very common question, more often than I would like. It’s even amazing how the evil one could confuse us so much.

Father, my desk mate is laughing at me, pinching me right in the lesson. He says: "Petrov broke firewood," and various other teasers.
- And you sit down from him. But with great love.
- Father, so I moved, but he still teases at breaks.
- And you answer him firmly, sharply, even rudely. But with great love.
- Father, I answered him, and he again. And he fights.
- And you swing and properly give! But with great love.

Jokes aside, but how simple everything is. Of course, you can't repay evil for evil. But it is possible and necessary to resist evil by force. And in cases where there is a third party suffering from evil, that is, a victim, to resist evil using violence is our direct duty.

In this way we do good: after all, the criterion of goodness lies outside of us (by the force of restraining villains up to physical murder), outside of the villain, and even outside of his victim. The criterion of goodness is in God. Whatever is in accordance with the will of God is good.

One should not be afraid to make a mistake and one should not intimidate oneself with subtle reasoning, like "what is good for one is evil for another."

We do our good not for “one” or “other”, but for God, and therefore we are obliged to do it here and now, even if we don’t feel like it.

Do not be afraid to get confused, be afraid that you will not have enough courage when it is time to act.

And the Lord, on His part, will never set us a task that exceeds our understanding: God does not tempt us, but we are tempted ourselves - as is the case with this “question”.

It is clear that people with different spiritual experiences will be assigned different tasks. Spiritual babies or young men - it's easier, spiritually mature men - it's more difficult. And there is a deep poetic parable about this.

Let's pray to the Lord God
We will announce the ancient story,
He told me in Solovki
Monk, Father Pitirim.

There were twelve robbers
There was Kudeyar-ataman,
Many robbers shed
The blood of honest Christians,

Lots of wealth was stolen
Lived in a dense forest
Leader Kudeyar from near Kyiv
Take the beautiful girl out.

In the afternoon with his mistress, he amused himself,
He made raids at night,
Suddenly at the fierce robber
The Lord awakened the conscience.

The dream flew away; disgusted
Drunkenness, murder, robbery,
The shadows of the slain are,
A whole army - you can't count!

Long fought, resisted
Lord beast-man,
Head blew off his mistress
And Yesaula spotted.

The conscience of the villain mastered
Disbanded his band
Distributed property to the church,
Buried the knife under the willow.

And forgive sins
Goes to the tomb of the Lord
Wandering, praying, repenting,
It doesn't get any easier for him.

An old man, in monastic clothes,
The sinner came home
Lived under the canopy of the oldest
Duba, in the forest slum.

Day and night of the Most High
Pray: forgive sins!
Let your body be tortured
Let me save my soul!

God took pity and to salvation
The schemer showed the way:
An old man in prayer vigil
Some saint appeared

Rivers: "Not without God's providence
You chose the age-old oak,
With the same knife that robbed
Cut it off with the same hand!

There will be great work
There will be a reward for work,
The tree just collapsed
The chains of sin will fall."

The hermit measured the monster:
Oak - three girths around!
I went to work with a prayer
Cuts with a damask knife

Cuts tough wood
Singing glory to the Lord
Years go - moving on
Slowly business forward.

What to do with the giant
Frail, sick person?
We need iron strength here,
We don't need an old age!

Doubt creeps into the heart
Cuts and hears the words:
"Hey old man, what are you doing?"
Crossed first,

I looked - and Pan Glukhovsky
He sees on a greyhound horse,
Pan rich, noble,
The first one in that direction.

A lot of cruel, scary
The old man heard about the pan
And as a lesson to the sinner
He told his secret.

Pan chuckled: "Salvation
I haven't had tea for a long time
In the world I honor only a woman,
Gold, honor and wine.

You have to live, old man, in my opinion:
How many slaves I destroy
I torture, I torture and hang,
And I would like to see how I sleep!

The miracle with the hermit happened:
Felt rage,
Rushed to Pan Glukhovsky,
A knife plunged into his heart!

Just pan bloody
Fell head on the saddle
A huge tree collapsed
The echo shook the whole forest.

The tree collapsed; rolled down
From a monk the burden of sins! ..
Glory to the Creator omnipresent
Today and forever!

(391 words) When we become victims of evil, there is a temptation to respond in kind and punish the offenders. However, in no case should this be done, because this is how a war begins, which has devastating consequences for both sides. Do not give rise to conflicts and succumb to provocation. And many examples from the literature only confirm the need to restrain anger.

So, in M. Gorky's play "At the Bottom" Satin became a hostage to his violent temper. Once his sister was insulted by a man, and his brother took revenge on him. His answer was terrible - the offender was killed. Naturally, the criminal was sentenced to several years of hard labor. After serving his term, the hero discovered that no one needs a person with a criminal past. His career was ruined, and the future at once faded and became very vague. The good name of Satina is in the past. Everyone saw him as a former convict and sharper. The hero repeatedly described the contemptuous glances addressed to him on the street. No wonder he became a cynic and a mocker. His ideal of a person is a lazy tramp who is indifferent to other people and the fate of the world. Thus, due to a mere outburst of anger, Satin turned into an outcast inhabitant of the social bottom, and in fact he was a noble man, ready to stand up for the honor of the family. So, when we answer evil for evil, we become much worse than we were before.

Even more negatively, the exchange of evil affects the state of the family, which was vividly described by F.M. Dostoevsky in the novel Crime and Punishment. Katerina Ivanovna married not for love, but for the sake of providing for her children, because she remained a widow with many children without funds. But soon after the marriage, the husband got drunk and lost his job. The family plunged into poverty. But instead of supporting her husband and directing him to the path of correction, the heroine began to break down on him and even beat him when he came home drunk. All these scenes unfolded in front of children who cried and suffered, looking at violence and listening to scolding. All the nobility imposed on them by Katerina Ivanovna was dispelled by the violent tantrums and fights of their mother. As a result, the heroine brought herself to complete nervous exhaustion and insanity, and her husband could not get on his feet. This example shows that people, responding with evil for evil, sink to the level of the offender and start an eternal conflict that will never end.

Thus, a person should not take revenge on the offender and respond to his evil with the same coin. Such behavior will only lead to an escalation of the conflict and will contribute to the degradation of those who descend to cruelty and aggression, justifying themselves with childish arguments like "He started it first." Adults should be able to come to an agreement without negative badminton.

Question.

Hello! I hope you have time to answer my question. I have been praying for several years and always try to do everything as instructed in Islam. I am 22 years old.

Unfortunately, the world we live in now is very cruel, and sometimes it is very difficult to stay right. But I'm trying. I am very calm and patient. Patience, as I understand it, is one of the fundamental traits of a Muslim.

Lately, not very favorable people surround me - at work, relatives, etc. They can be very rude and sometimes even offend me. I always show patience and never answer anyone. Even if it is someone I don't know.

To be honest, it's very difficult. Anger accumulates in me, and during prayer I try to clear my thoughts.
The question is, is it necessary to respond to rudeness? Or you need to always be patient, because we have been taught this way for centuries by great people. Thank you in advance.

The answer is in terms of psychology.

Praise be to Allah, the Merciful and the All-Compassionate! May Allah bless and greet the Prophet Muhammad, his family, his family, his companions and his followers. Amen.

You are doing the right thing by not responding to evil. This is the minimum that a prudent person should do. In your case, it will be useful not only not to respond to evil with evil, but also not to react to it with resentment, accumulate anger, etc. Otherwise, soon, it will become difficult for you to restrain yourself and this will lead to conflicts and psychosomatic illnesses.

And in order to prevent tense situations, you need to choose a distance in communicating with people. Some of them you let in more, and some - less. The right distance will give you the opportunity to feel good in a conversation, even with those people with whom you have a difficult relationship. But do not overdo it and remember that people have rights that you must fulfill in relation to them. Allah is Seeing, Just!

When, in dealing with people, you pursue the goal of Allah's pleasure, cast aside self-centeredness, then you will notice that it is easier for you to talk, and the business itself is relieved. Therefore, it is important to check yourself for sincerity in intention at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of any action you perform. It should be solely for the pleasure of Allah.

In continuation of the subject, it was narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah have mercy on him) that Mr. Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Let the one who believes in Allah and the Last Day speak good or be silent.”

Better yet, return evil with good. People should be tolerant and understanding towards each other. And at the same time, the ability not to hold a grudge against others and to forgive other people's mistakes and shortcomings resulting from ignorance and bad manners is of great importance.

“Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with what is better, and then the one with whom you are at enmity will become for you like a close loving relative. (Sura Fussilat, verse 34).

Allah Almighty says in the Quran: “Repel evil with what is best. We know better what they attribute." (Sura Muminun, 23:96).

Thus, it is advisable to respond to evil with good, to strive with good deeds to win over the heart of the one who has done evil to you, so that enmity turns into friendship, disrespect turns into respect, anger and hatred become love, insha Allah.

Otherwise, every atrocity and manifestation of hostility will be met with the same malice and aggression. As a result, evil will grow and dominate the entire society.

The Noble Quran says: “But if you are patient and God-fearing, then their intrigues will not cause you any harm ...” (3:120)

Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also left recommendations in this regard in his hadeeth:

“Don't be fickle. Do not say that if people do good, then we will do good, and if they commit injustice, then we will respond in kind. Be consistent. If people do good, you do good too. And if they do evil, then do no evil in return.(Tirmizi, "Book of good manners", 63).

“Do not break off relations with those who break off relations with you! Give to those who don't give to you! Forgive the one who did you harm!(Ahmad ibn Hanbal "Musnad", 4/148, 158).

Improve your knowledge of religion. Associate with righteous people. Read verses and hadiths in the house. This will fill your dwelling with barakat.

May Allah make it easy for you and help you! And praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds! Amen.

Elvira Sadrutdinova

Do not repay evil with evil, otherwise there will be no end to evil. In response to an insult, kiss your enemy, and he will become much more painful. © Buddha

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Do not repay evil with evil, otherwise there will be no end to evil. In response to an insult, kiss your enemy, and he will become much more painful. © Buddha

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