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Excellence of Tolerance
mercy.’ The blessed companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ asked: ‘O Prophet of Allahصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! What are those things?’ He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّمreplied: ‘(1) Give to the person who deprives you, (2) Maintain ties with those who cut them off with you, and (3) Forgive those who oppress you.’[1]
2. The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: ‘Knowledge is gained through learning, tolerance is gained through bearing difficulties, and whoever tries to attain goodness, he is given goodness and whoever wants to refrain from evil, he will be protected from it.’[2]
3. The Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم mentioned: ‘5 things are a Sunnah of noble prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام; one of them is tolerance.’[3]
4. The Merciful 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.’[4]
5. A person came to the blessed court of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and asked: ‘O Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! How many times should we forgive a servant?’ The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم remained silent. The person asked the same question again. The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم remained silent again. When the same question was asked for the 3rd time, the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: ‘70 times every day.’[5]
Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khān NaꜤīmī رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه writes in the commentary of this hadith:
[1] Mu’jam Awsat, vol. 4, pp. 18, Hadees no. 5064
[2] Tareekh-e-Madinah Damascus, Raqm 2162, Rija Bin Haiwiyyah, vol. 18, pp. 98
[3] Mawsu’ah Al-Imam Ibn Abi Dunya, vol. 2, pp. 24, Hadees no. 6
[4] Mawsu’ah Al Imam Ibn Abi Dunya, vol. 2, pp. 27, Hadees no. 8 selected
[5] Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 381, Hadees no. 1956
BOOK TOPIC
- Excellence of reciting Ṣalāt upon the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Excellence of tolerance
- Speech intentions
- Exemplary tolerance!
- Forbearance of Sayyidunā Amir MuꜤāwiyah رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ
- What does tolerance mean?
- What does Satan want?
- Virtue of tolerating and forgiving
- Whispers of Satan!
- 1. Forgiving someone is after being capable of taking revenge!
- 2. Giving Dua even to the one who was oppressive
- 3. Freed the slave
- Refrain from anger to become tolerant!
- Cures for anger
- Encouragement for Pious Deed No. 14
- Sunan and etiquettes of cutting the nails
- Announcement
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤāˈs recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 Duroods
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Weekly gathering schedule for 30th April 2026
- Remaining sunan and etiquettes of cutting the nails
- Dua to be recited after sneezing
- Method of collective accountability (72 Pious Deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
- Ten weekly pious deeds
- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
