Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! My servant behaves badly and does wrong; shall I beat him? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Pardon him seventy times every day. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say:
Al-Tirmidhi recorded it in abridged form.
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب العتق / 7231
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