Imam Abdul Wahab al Sha’rani ( Allah have mercy on him) said,

‘It is from the morals of the pious that they have sympathy for those involved in sinful activities. They do not look down upon them. They are ready to sacrifice their own life for them.  Some of them in their kindness, desired that their skin be peeled off with scissors but the sinful stop their indulgence in disobeying Allah. Moreover they prefer being kind for them instead of making supplications (dua) against them.’

Ahwal us Sadiqeen, page 207