Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "But whoever forgives and makes amends, his reward is with Allah."

The Shaykh : Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: Who forgives whom? The one who wronged him and made amends, so his reward is with Allah. And if his reward is with Allah, it will be greater than if the reward were from the evil deeds of this wrongdoer, because the wrongdoer must inevitably be held accountable, either in this world or in the Hereafter, if the owner of the right does not forgive. So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: meaning, from the one who wronged him and pay attention to this condition, which is His saying: for it is an important condition that makes it clear that forgiveness is not good unless it is accompanied by making amends. If it is not accompanied by making amends, it is not good. Accordingly, if a person known for evil commits a crime against someone, is it wise to forgive this person known for evil? Answer, everyone: No. Why? Because this forgiveness does not lead to making amends. Perhaps if he forgives this person known for evil, his evil will extend to something greater and more significant. If a person known for good, but for some reason, aggresses against someone, do we say that forgiveness is required here? Yes. Why? Because forgiveness here is making amends. If this man, who is known for uprightness and non-aggression, is forgiven, it encourages him in the noble character he is committed to. And as you know, this happens often. Often, a person is provoked, and he is a good man, so he commits aggression against the one who provoked him. In this case, if we know that this person who was provoked committed the aggression because of the provocation, not because of his evil nature, we call for forgiving him, because forgiving him is undoubtedly making amends. Here I point out an issue that happens often in car accidents. A man has an accident due to his recklessness and failure to adhere to what he should adhere to, and he is known for recklessness and indifference. When the accident happens, we find some people rushing to the owner of the right to ask him to forgive this wrongdoer. Perhaps the victim has an emotion that warrants allowing this wrongdoer to go. In this case, is it wise to ask him to forgive? No. Because as long as he is known for recklessness and indifference, it is not appropriate that we intercede for him, but rather we take the full right from him so that he does not return to such behavior, because he is known to be a man who, if we forgive him and let him go this time, he will return and do what he did before.