The Excellence of Forgiving Others

and control rage, and forgive people—and Allah loves the righteous.^{^[1]}

Similarly, in verse 22 of Surah al-Nūr, Part 18, it is stated:

وَ لْیَعْفُوْا وَ لْیَصْفَحُوْاؕ-اَلَا تُحِبُّوْنَ اَنْ یَّغْفِرَ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْؕ-وَ اللّٰهُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ(۲۲)

Let them forgive and overlook. Do you not like that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Most-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.^{^[2]}

Dear Islamic brothers! It is evident that overlooking the mistakes of people is highly pleasing to the Generous Lord. Remember! Satan is the eternal enemy of man; he cannot tolerate that Muslims remain united, wish well for one another, protect each other's honour, overlook each other's mistakes, develop tolerance, pardon their own rights, respect the rights of others, and cooperate with one another.

If this were to happen, society would become a cradle of peace and Satan would be defeated and disgraced. Therefore, he does not allow Muslims to pardon others or control their anger. Thus, oppose Satan by thwarting his attacks and adopt the practice of pardoning others.

Bear in mind! Although pardoning a Muslim for an error is extremely difficult upon the carnal-self (nafs), if we keep the virtues of pardoning others in mind, we will be deemed worthy of rewards and bounties from Allah Almighty. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه Let us listen to three blessed Aḥādīth in this regard and strive to develop the spirit of pardoning people.

The Excellence of Overlooking People

1. The beloved Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: "Whosoever possesses three things, Allah will take his account in an easy manner (on the

[1] Al-Quran, Surah Āl-ꜤImrān, verse 134; translation from Kanz al-ꜤIrfān

[2] Al-Quran, Surah al-Nūr, verse 22; translation from Kanz al-ꜤIrfān

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