Fairness and Justice

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafi from Ali ibn Mu’alla from Yahya ibn Ahmad Fadl ibn Shadhan abu Muhammad al-Maythami from Rumi ibn Zurara from his father from abu Ja’far عليه السلام who has said the following: “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) عليه السلام has said in one of his speeches, ‘You must note that due to a person’s yielding to justice for people against his own self, Allah increases his respect and honor.’”