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Riyad as-Salihin 635 (Book) #39020
Forgiveness and Mercy in the Mosque

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) taught us to be forgiving and merciful, even when someone has done something wrong.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A bedouin urinated in the mosque and some people rushed to beat him up. The Prophet said: "Leave him alone and pour a bucket of water over it. You have been sent to make things easy and not to make them difficult". Al-Bukhari.
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ بال أعرابى في المسجد فقام الناس إليه ليقعوا فيه، فقال النبى ‏:‏ “دعوه وأريقوا على بوله سجلاً من ماء، أو ذنوباً من ماء، فإنما بعثتم ميسرين ولم تبعثوا معسرين” ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخارى‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

TOPICS
forgiveness  *  mercy  *  mosque  *  easiness

QUICK LESSONS:
Show mercy towards others

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of forgiveness and mercy. It was narrated by Abu Hurairah that a bedouin urinated in the mosque, and some people wanted to punish him for it. However, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ told them to leave him alone and pour a bucket of water over it instead. He said that they were sent to make things easy, not difficult. This teaches us that we should always try to forgive people who have done something wrong, rather than punishing them harshly or making things difficult for them. We should also remember that Allah is very merciful towards us all, so we should show mercy towards others too!

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