3.   The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘5 things are a Sunnah of noble Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام; one of them is also tolerance.’ (Mawsu’ah Al-Imam Ibn Abi Dunya, vol. 2, pp. 24, Hadees no. 6)

4.   The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘Verily, a person attains the status of a fasting person and a person who stays awake all night (for worship) due to tolerance.’ (Mawsu’ah Al Imam Ibn Abi Dunya, vol. 2, pp. 27, Hadees no. 8)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Whispers of Satan!

Dear Islamic sisters! By mentioning forgiving 70 times daily, it is an indication that we should become tolerant. Regardless of the enormity of the mistakes that occur, we should never leave tolerance. We see today that we may be patient once or twice upon someone’s mistake, but if that same mistake happens again, then revenge is taken with full force; and some foolish people become angry instantly upon small things.

Then on such occasions, Satan whispers in the ears that ’you can’t survive if you keep forgiving’, ‘if you become soft-hearted, then living in this world will become very difficult’, ‘nowadays, you shouldn’t choose to forgive’, ‘dear sister it is not the era to forgive!’ etc. etc.

So remember! Do not pay attention to these kinds of whispers at all. You should not become tolerant and forgiving to make this life better, but rather, tolerating and forgiving others make the hereafter better. This is the reason that our pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه would make it a habit of never leaving tolerance and forgiveness, no matter how big the loss was.

For persuasion, let’s listen to 3 parables relating to the tolerance and forgiveness of our pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه:

1. Forgiving someone is after being capable of taking revenge!

Sayyiduna Ma’mar Bin Rashid رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه narrates: ‘A person slapped the son of Sayyiduna Qatada Bin Di’amah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه very powerfully. Sayyiduna Qatada