The virtue of restraining anger and forgiving
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Question:
This questioner from Qatar also says: Honorable Shaykh, if a man insults another man and the one who was insulted remains silent, meaning he does not respond with insults, what is the ruling regarding humility?
Answer:
Yes, if he does not respond to him and controls his anger, then there is great merit in that. Allah the Exalted says, "And those who restrain their anger," and He says, "And the reward for an evil deed is an evil deed[Ash-Shuraa 42:40]." So if he does not respond to him, he has a reward for that. And if he does respond to him, that is a right he has, and it is permissible for him. Yes.
This questioner from Qatar also says: Honorable Shaykh, if a man insults another man and the one who was insulted remains silent, meaning he does not respond with insults, what is the ruling regarding humility?
Answer:
Yes, if he does not respond to him and controls his anger, then there is great merit in that. Allah the Exalted says, "And those who restrain their anger," and He says, "And the reward for an evil deed is an evil deed
like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah
مِّثْلُهَا فَمَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6452- فضل كظم الغيظ والعفو - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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