Good and Evil are Never Equal

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

In Surah Fussilat, Allah Almighty says, good and evil will never be the same.

وَلَا تَسْتَوِى ٱلْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ٱدْفَعْ بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُۥ عَدَ‌‌ٰوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِىٌّ حَمِيمٌ ﴿٣٤﴾ وَمَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَمَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍ ﴿٣٥﴾

And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend. (34) But none is granted it except those who are patient, and none is granted it except one having a great portion [of good]. (35) [Quran, Fussilat 41:35]

In any situation we should always try to be the better of the two for the sake of Allah. That is the goal we should all have. If you are able to repel some bad manners or negativities with good manners or positive, even if you think you are going to lose in that one incident but in the long run you shall be the winner. Although sometimes you may respond in kind towards evil but the general rule is that you try to return an evil with good. If someone say something nasty, you just smile and make du'a for that person. You can say, "May Allah guide you and me to that which is best." Perhaps if you return nastiness with a good comment or something positive, you worst enemy will realize that he was really being a bad person and repent.

May Allah grant us patience and a great portion of good. May Allah make us keys to lock evil and unlock good. Aameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.

Wassalaam