The Impact of a Muslim Forgiving His Brother and the Virtue of Pardon
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The questioner:
Abu Thamer says: If a Muslim pardons his brother during a disagreement and says to him, "I forgive you in this world and the Hereafter," is the sin lifted in both abodes?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he forgives him sincerely, then Allah removes the sin that was between him and his brother. Yes.
The questioner:
About the virtue of tolerance and pardoning. May Allah bless you, Your Excellency the Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Yes. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:[Al-Baqarah 2:237] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: or something to that effect. Therefore, it is obligatory to maintain ties rather than severing them or boycotting relatives, or Muslims with one another. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
Abu Thamer says: If a Muslim pardons his brother during a disagreement and says to him, "I forgive you in this world and the Hereafter," is the sin lifted in both abodes?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he forgives him sincerely, then Allah removes the sin that was between him and his brother. Yes.
The questioner:
About the virtue of tolerance and pardoning. May Allah bless you, Your Excellency the Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Yes. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:
And to forego it is nearer to righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you.
وَأَن تَعْفُوا أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ وَلَا تَنسَوُا الْفَضْلَ بَيْنَكُمْPardon the one who wronged you and do not sever ties with the one who has wronged you
اعفو عمن ظلمك ولا تقطع من حرمكThe presenter:
Yes,
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (19:10)
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