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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل الأخلاق الحسنة وما يتعلق بهاIssues of Good Character and Related Matters
بَابُ التَّرْغِيْبِ فِي الْعَفْوِ عَنِ الْمَظَالِمِ وَفَضْلِهِChapter on encouragement to forgive wrongs and its virtue
Hadith 9184
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا شَتَمَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسٌ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْجَبُ وَيَتَبَسَّمُ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرَ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ بَعْضَ قَوْلِهِ فَغَضِبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَامَ فَلَحِقَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَانَ يَشْتُمُنِي وَأَنْتَ جَالِسٌ فَلَمَّا رَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ بَعْضَ قَوْلِهِ غَضِبْتَ وَقُمْتَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَكَ مَلَكٌ يَرُدُّ عَنْكَ فَلَمَّا رَدَدْتَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْضَ قَوْلِهِ وَقَعَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَمْ أَكُنْ لِأَقْعُدَ مَعَ الشَّيْطَانِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثَلَاثٌ كُلُّهُنَّ حَقٌّ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ ظُلِمَ بِمَظْلِمَةٍ فَيُغْضِي عَنْهَا لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَّا أَعَزَّ اللَّهُ بِهَا نَصْرَهُ وَمَا فَتَحَ رَجُلٌ بَابَ عَطِيَّةٍ يُرِيدُ بِهَا صِلَةً إِلَّا زَادَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا كَثْرَةً وَمَا فَتَحَ رَجُلٌ بَابَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ يُرِيدُ بِهَا كَثْرَةً إِلَّا زَادَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهَا قِلَّةً
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man began to abuse Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) while the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting nearby, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was amazed and kept smiling. When that person increased his insults, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied to some of his abuses. At this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became displeased and left. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) followed him and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! He kept abusing me, but you remained seated. When I replied to some of his abuses, you became angry and stood up. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In fact, there was an angel with you who was replying on your behalf, but when you yourself started to retaliate, Satan entered, and I cannot sit with Satan. Then he said: O Abu Bakr! Three things are certain: (1) Whoever is wronged and overlooks it, Allah Almighty grants him tremendous help; (2) Whoever gives gifts to maintain relationships, Allah Almighty grants him abundance; and (3) Whoever begins to ask (people) to increase his wealth, Allah Almighty increases the decrease in his wealth.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … If even Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu was not permitted to take personal revenge, and if, due to the retaliatory action of the first Caliph, the angel would depart and the devil would enter, then what would be the case for people like us taking revenge, while the situation is such that no person is willing to tolerate criticism directed at himself.
