to Bilāl b. Abī Burdah: "You have not done justice to Abū Khaṭṭāb Sayyidunā Qatādah b. DiꜤāmah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه."

Bilāl b. Abī Burdah then summoned the person who had slapped the boy along with the leaders of Basra. They began to intercede on behalf of that man, but the Imam did not accept the intercession. He said to his son, "Slap him exactly as he slapped you. Son! Roll up your sleeves, raise your hand, and strike a forceful slap."

When the son rolled up his sleeves and raised his hand to strike, the Imam caught his hand and said, "We have pardoned him for the pleasure of Allah, because it is said that pardoning is only truly valid when one possesses the power (to take revenge)."^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! As we move further away from the era of Prophethood, the spirit of pardoning Muslims is almost vanishing from our hearts. In reality, we also commit many mistakes throughout the day, perhaps violating the rights of Muslims, hurting their feelings, or damaging their belongings, and people often pardon us out of respect for our position, status, or relationship.

We have seemingly erased the act of pardoning Muslims from the dictionary of our lives like an erroneous word. Conversely, the state of the pious servants of Allah Almighty regarding forbearance is such that they even accept the apology of someone who abuses them.

Sayyidunā Imam Ḥasan رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ states:

لَوْاَنَّ رَجُلًا شَتَمَنِیْ فِیْ اُذُنِی ہٰذِہٖ، وَاعْتَذَرَ اِلَیَّ فِی اُذُنِی الْاُخْرٰی لَقَبِلْتُ عُذْرَہُ