This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Abu Hamza Abdul Khaliq Siddiqi's book Sahih Fazail Amaal.
عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لأشج عبد القيس :إن فيك لخصلتين يحبهما الله: الحلم والأناة
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to Ashaj Abdul Qais رضي الله عنه: "There are two qualities within you that Allah Almighty loves: patience and seriousness."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Chapter on Commanding Faith in Allah Almighty, No: 17.
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن الله يحب الرفق فى الأمر كله
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqah رضي الله عنها that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: "Allah Almighty loves gentleness in every matter."
Reference: Sahih Bukhari, Book of Manners, Chapter on Gentleness in All Matters, No: 6024.
Sayyiduna Jarir رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: من يحرم الرفق ، يحرم الخير
"A person who is deprived of gentleness is deprived of all good."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Virtue and Maintaining Ties, Chapter on the Virtue of Gentleness, No: 2592.
عن عائشة أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الله رفيق يحب الرفق ، ويعطي على الرفق ما لا يعطي على العنف ، وما لا يعطي على ما سواه
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqah رضي الله عنها that the Noble Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty is gentle, He loves gentleness, and He grants nothing except gentleness; and He does not grant gentleness except to that which is gentle."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Virtue, Chapter on the Virtue of Gentleness, No: 2593.
عن عائشة عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الرفق لا يكون فى شيء إلا زانه ، ولا ينزع من شيء إلا شانه
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqah رضي الله عنها that the Noble Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: "Whatever has gentleness in it, gentleness beautifies it, and whatever gentleness is removed from, it makes it defective."
Reference: Sahih Muslim, Book of Virtue, Chapter on the Virtue of Gentleness, No: 2594.
عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضى الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ألا أخبركم بمن يحرم على النار أو بمن تحرم عليه النار؟ على كل قريب هين لين سهل
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: "Shall I not inform you of the people over whom the fire of Hell is forbidden, or the fire of Hell is forbidden upon them? It is forbidden upon every person who is close to people, easy-going, gentle, and soft-hearted."
Reference: Sunan Tirmidhi, Chapters on the Description of the Day of Resurrection, Chapter on the Virtue of Every Close, Easy, Gentle Person, No: 2488 – Al-Silsilah Al-Sahihah, No: 935.
