حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, and the condemnation and cure of anger: On the authority of Abd al-Ghaffar ibn al-Qasim, he said: Ali ibn al-Husayn, may God have mercy on him, was leaving the mosque when a man met him and insulted him. The slaves and freedmen rushed to him, so Ali ibn al-Husayn said: "Be patient with the man." Then he turned to the man and said: "What has been concealed from you of our affairs is greater. Do you have any need that we can help you with?" The man was ashamed, so he gave him the cloak he was wearing and ordered that he be given a thousand dirhams. After that, the man would say: "I bear witness that you are from the descendants of the Messenger." [Sifat al-Safwa 2/451].

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, condemnation of anger and its cure: On the authority of a man from the descendants of Ammar bin Yasir, he said: There were some people with Ali bin Al-Hussein, may God have mercy on him, and a servant of his was in a hurry to bring him some roast meat that was in the oven. The servant brought it quickly and the skewer fell from his hand onto one of Ali’s sons at the bottom of the stairs, and it hit his head and killed him. Ali said to the servant: You are free, you did not do it intentionally, and he began preparing his son for burial. [Sifat Al-Safwa 2/451].

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, condemnation of anger and its cure: It used to be said: Beware of the pride of anger, for it will lead you to the humiliation of apologizing. [Uyun al-Akhbar 1/335].

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, and the condemnation and treatment of anger: On the authority of Raja’ bin Abi Salama, may God have mercy on him, he said: Forbearance is higher than reason, because God Almighty has named Himself with it. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 2/31].

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, condemning anger and its cure: A man complained to Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, may God have mercy on him, about the harm he suffered from people. Abu Muslim said to him: If you argue with people, they will argue with you, and if you leave them alone, they will not leave you alone, and if you flee from them, they will catch you. He said: So what should I do? He said: Give up your honor for the day of your poverty, and take something from nothing, meaning the world. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 7/538].