 if you deprive a generous person of his rightful wealth he will not get angry after you ask him for it. but if you deprive him of his wealth you will make him very angry because he wants his worldly life to protect his wealth and he does not want his wealth to preserve his worldly life. so be more cautious about depriving him of his honor than you are about depriving him of his wealth.
إنك إن نقصت الكريم ما يستحقه من مال لم يغضب بعد أن تستوهبه منه، وإن نقصته من قدره أسخطته أشد الإسخاط، إذ كان يريد دنياه ليصون بها قدره، ولا يريد قدره ليبقي به دنياه. فكن لتحيف عرضه أشد توقيا منك لتحيف ماله.