حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, condemning anger and its cure: Al-Kalbi, may God have mercy on him, said: “The people of the pre-Islamic era were not honored by wealth or courage, but by forbearance and generosity.”

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, condemning anger and its cure: Asma’ bin Kharijah, may God have mercy on him, said: I have never insulted anyone, because the one who insults me is one of two men: a generous man who made a mistake and a slip, so I am more deserving of forgiving it and taking the credit for it, or a mean man, so I would not make my honor a target for him.

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, condemnation of anger and its cure: On the authority of Mujahid, may God have mercy on him, regarding the Almighty’s saying: “And when they pass by idle talk, they pass by with dignity” [Al-Furqan: 72], he said: If they are harmed, they pardon. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 7/523].

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, and the condemnation and cure of anger: On the authority of Sufyan bin Uyaynah, he said: Ibn Ayyash al-Muntuf used to speak ill of Umar bin Dharr, may God have mercy on him, and insult him. So Umar bin Dharr met him and said: O you, do not go too far in insulting us, and leave room for reconciliation, for we do not repay those who disobey God concerning us with more than obeying God concerning them. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 2/157].

Forbearance, forgiveness, pardon, condemnation of anger and its cure: On the authority of Al-Ala’ bin Al-Musayyab, he said: A horse belonging to Rabi’ bin Khaytham, may God have mercy on him, was stolen, so the people in his gathering said: Pray to God against him. He said: Rather, I will pray to God for him; O God, if he is rich, then turn his heart towards you, and if he is poor, then make him rich. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 1/311].