A man attacked me and I forgave him so that Allah would forgive me. Is it permissible for me not to speak to him if I meet him on the road?
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The questioner:
A man says: A man attacked me and hit me, and I forgave him so that Allah would forgive me. If I meet him on the road, I do not speak to him. Does this count as the hostility and boycotting that is prohibited?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as long as you have forgiven him, you speak to him, you greet him, and you do not boycott him. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Beautiful forgiveness. This is beautiful forgiveness: beautiful forgiveness that is not accompanied by reproach or punishment. Yes.
A man says: A man attacked me and hit me, and I forgave him so that Allah would forgive me. If I meet him on the road, I do not speak to him. Does this count as the hostility and boycotting that is prohibited?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as long as you have forgiven him, you speak to him, you greet him, and you do not boycott him. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Beautiful forgiveness. This is beautiful forgiveness: beautiful forgiveness that is not accompanied by reproach or punishment. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1285 /1350] رجل اعتدى علي وسامحته من أجل أن يغفر الله لي، فهل لي إذا قابلته في طريق ألا أتكلم معه؟ — youtube.com
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