Compassion

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‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abd Allah related to us; Ibrahim ibn Sa‘d related to us, from Ibn Shihab, from ‘Urwa ibn al-Zubayr, from ‘A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: A group of Jews came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, “Death be upon you.” ‘A’isha said: I understood what they said and replied, “Death and the curse be upon you.” She said: The Messenger of Allah said, “Gently, ‘A’isha. Allah loves gentleness in every matter.” I said, “Messenger of Allah, did you not hear what they said?” The Messenger of Allah said, “I already said, ‘And upon you.’”

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Musaddad related to us; Abu ‘Awana related to us, from al-A‘mash, from Tamim ibn Salama, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hilal, from Jarir ibn ‘Abd Allah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Whoever is deprived of gentleness is deprived of goodness.”

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‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad said: Ibn ‘Uyayna related to us, from ‘Amr, from Ibn Abi Mulayka, from Ya‘la ibn Mamlak, from Umm al-Darda’, from Abu al-Darda’, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “Whoever is granted his share of gentleness is granted his share of goodness; whoever is deprived of his share of gentleness is deprived of his share of goodness. The heaviest thing in the believer’s scale on the Day of Resurrection is good character. Allah indeed detests the obscene and foul-mouthed person.”

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‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab said: Abu Bakr ibn Nafi‘ related to me—his name was Abu Bakr, a client of Zayd ibn al-Khattab—who said: I heard Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn ‘Amr ibn Hazm. ‘Amra said: ‘A’isha said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Overlook the lapses of people of good standing.”

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Al-Ghudani, Ahmad ibn ‘Ubayd Allah, said: Kathir ibn Abi Kathir related to us; Thabit related to us, from Anas, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “Clumsiness does not enter anything without marring it. Allah is gentle and loves gentleness.”

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‘Amr ibn Marzuq said: Shu‘ba informed us, from Qatada, who said: I heard ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi ‘Utba relate, from Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was more modest than a secluded virgin. When he disliked something, we could tell from his face.

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Ahmad ibn Yunus said: Zuhayr related to us, from Qabus, whose father related to him, from Ibn ‘Abbas, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “Right guidance, dignified conduct, and moderation are one part of seventy parts of prophethood.”

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Hafs ibn ‘Umar said: Shu‘ba related to us, from al-Miqdam, from his father, from ‘A’isha, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: I was riding a camel that was difficult to control, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Be gentle. Gentleness is not found in anything except that it adorns it, and it is not removed from anything except that it mars it.”

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‘Abd al-‘Aziz said: al-Walid ibn Muslim related to us, from Abu Rafi‘, from Sa‘id al-Maqburi, from his father, from Abu Hurayra, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Beware of extreme greed, for it destroyed those before you: they shed one another’s blood and severed their ties of kinship. Injustice will be layers of darkness on the Day of Resurrection.”

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Harami ibn Hafs said: ‘Abd al-Wahid related to us; Sa‘id ibn Kathir ibn ‘Ubayd related to us and said: My father told me: I visited ‘A’isha, Mother of the Believers, may Allah be pleased with her. She said, “Wait until I sew my garment’s tear.” So I waited, then said, “Mother of the Believers, if I went out and told them, they would count it as stinginess on your part.” She said, “Mind your own business. There is nothing new for one who does not wear the worn-out.”

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Musa said: Hammad related to us, from Humayd, from al-Hasan, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Mughaffal, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “Allah is gentle and loves gentleness, and He grants through gentleness what He does not grant through harshness.”

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Adam said: Shu‘ba related to us, from Abu al-Tayyah, who said: I heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Make things easy and do not make them difficult; calm people and do not drive them away.”

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Qutayba said: Jarir related to us, from ‘Ata’, from his father, from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr, who said: A guest stayed among the Children of Israel, and there was a female dog in the house. They said, “Dog, do not bark at our guest.” Then the puppies cried out in her belly. They mentioned this to one of their prophets, who said: “This is like a community that will come after you, whose foolish people will overcome its learned people.”