حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, condemnation of anger and its cure: On the authority of Abdullah bin Bakr Al-Muzani, he said: A man came and insulted Al-Ahnaf, may God have mercy on him, so he remained silent about him. He repeated it and he remained silent, so he said: Alas! What prevents him from responding to me except my insignificance to him. [Uyun Al-Akhbar 1/326].

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, condemning anger and its cure: On the authority of Sulayman ibn Musa, may God have mercy on him, he said: Nothing is more beautiful when combined with something else than knowledge combined with forbearance. [Al-Zuhd by Imam Ahmad / 377].

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, condemnation of anger and its cure: On the authority of Talq bin Habib, may God have mercy on him, he said: It is written in the Gospel: Son of Adam, remember Me when you are angry, I will remember you when I am angry, and I will not destroy you among those I destroy. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 1/453].

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, and the condemnation of anger and its cure: Yahya bin Abi Kathir, may God have mercy on him, said: Do not be impressed by a man’s forbearance until he becomes angry, nor by his trustworthiness until he becomes greedy, for you do not know which way he will fall. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 1/455].

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, and the condemnation and cure of anger: On the authority of Sufyan, he said: A man came to Ali ibn al-Husayn, may God have mercy on him, and said to him: So-and-so has harmed you and spoken ill of you. He said: Let us go to him. So he went with him, thinking that he would take revenge for himself. When he came to him, he said: O man, if what you said about me is true, then may God forgive me, and if what you said about me is false, then may God forgive you. [Sifat al-Safwa 2/448].