Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 74 of 372
Clemency, Tolerance and Gentleness
The Book of Miscellany – Chapter 74 : Ahadith 632 – 642
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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Allah, the Exalted says:
وَٱلۡكَٰظِمِينَ ٱلۡغَيۡظَ وَٱلۡعَافِينَ عَنِ ٱلنَّاسِ
“…who repress anger, and who pardon men; verily, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good-doers).”
[Āl ‘Imrān 3:134]
خُذِ ٱلۡعَفۡوَ وَأۡمُرۡ بِٱلۡعُرۡفِ وَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ
“Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish (i.e., don’t punish them).”
[Al-A‘rāf 7:199]
وَلَا تَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُۚ ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي بَيۡنَكَ وَبَيۡنَهُۥ عَدَٰوَةٞ كَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٞ ﴿٣٤﴾ وَمَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُواْ وَمَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٖ ﴿٣٥﴾
“The good deed and the evil deed cannot be equal. Repel (the evil) with one which is better (i.e., Allah orders the faithful believers to be patient at the time of anger, and to excuse those who treat them badly) then verily he, between whom and you there was enmity, (will become) as though he was a close friend. But none is granted it (the above quality) except those who are patient – and none is granted it except the owner of the great portion (of happiness in the Hereafter, i.e., Jannah and of a high moral character) in this world.”
[Fuṣṣilat 41:34–35]
وَلَمَن صَبَرَ وَغَفَرَ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمِنۡ عَزۡمِ ٱلۡأُمُورِ
“And verily, whosoever shows patience and forgives that would truly be from the things recommended by Allah.”
[Ash-Shūrā 42:43]
632 Ibn `Abbas (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ashaj Abdul-Qais (radiyallahu anhu), “You possess two qualities that Allah loves. These are clemency and tolerance.”[Muslim].
633 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Allah is Forbearer and loves forbearance in all matters.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
634 `Aishah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Allah is Forbearer and He loves forbearance, and rewards for forbearance while He does not reward severity, and does not give for any thing besides it (forbearance).”[Muslim]
635 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Whenever forbearance is added to something, it adorns it; and whenever it is withdrawn from something, it leaves it defective.”[Muslim].
636 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: A bedouin urinated in the mosque and some people rushed to beat him up. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Leave him alone and pour a bucket of water over it. You have been sent to make things easy and not to make them difficult.”[Al-Bukhari].
637 Anas (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Make things easy and do not make them difficult, cheer the people up by conveying glad tidings to them and do not repulse (them).”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
638 Jarir bin `Abdullah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “He who is deprived of forbearance and gentleness is, in fact, deprived of all good.”[Muslim].
639 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: A man asked the Prophet ﷺ to give him advice, and he ﷺ said, “Do not get angry.” The man repeated that several times and he ﷺ replied (every time), “Do not get angry.”[Al-Bukhari].
640 Abu Ya`la Shaddad bin `Aus (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Verily Allah has prescribed Ihsan (kindness) for everything. So when you kill, you must make the killing in the best manner; when you slaughter, make your slaughter in the best manner. Let one of you sharpen his knife and give ease to his animal (in order to reduce his pain).”[Muslim].
641 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: Whenever the Prophet ﷺ was given a choice between two matters, he would (always) choose the easier as long as it was not sinful to do so; but if it was sinful he was most strict in avoiding it. He never took revenge upon anybody for his own sake; but when Allah’s Legal Bindings were outraged, he would take revenge for Allah’s sake.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
642 Ibn Mas`ud (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Shall I not tell you whom the (Hell) Fire is forbidden to touch? It is forbidden to touch a man who is always accessible, having polite and tender nature.”[At-Tirmidhii].