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Surah An-Nahl — 16:126

وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَئِن صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لِّلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

Wa in 'aaqabtum fa'aaqiboo bimisli maa 'ooqibtum bihee wa la'in sabartum lahuwa khairul lissaabireen

If you [believers] have to respond to an attack, make your response proportionate, but it is best to stand fast.

If you retaliate, retaliate only with the like of what was inflicted on you. But if you are patient, that is better for those who are patient.

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