Forbearance earns allies against ignorance
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 206
٢٠٦. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): أَوَّلُ عِوَضِ الْحَلِيمِ مِنْ حِلْمِهِ أَنَّ النَّاسَ أَنْصَارُهُ عَلَى الْجَاهِلِ.
206. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The first reward the exerciser of forbearance gets is that people become his helpers against the ignorant.