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Sunan Abi Dawud 1497 (Book 8, Hadith 82) #21789
The Importance of Forgiveness

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of not cursing someone who has wronged you.

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Ata' said: The quilt of Aisha was stolen. She began to curse the person who had stolen it. The Prophet began to tell her: Do not lighten him. Abu Dawud said: The meaning of the Arabic words la tasbikhi 'anhu means "do not lessen him or lighten him".
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سُرِقَتْ مِلْحَفَةٌ لَهَا فَجَعَلَتْ تَدْعُو عَلَى مَنْ سَرَقَهَا فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ لاَ تُسَبِّخِي عَنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ لاَ تُسَبِّخِي أَىْ لاَ تُخَفِّفِي عَنْهُ

TOPICS
forgiveness  *  cursing  *  lighten  *  maaf  *  anhu

QUICK LESSONS:
Show mercy even when you have been wronged or hurt by someone else.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of forgiveness and mercy. When Aisha's quilt was stolen, she began to curse the person who had taken it. However, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) told her not to do so and instead forgive them. He said "Do not lighten him" which means that we should show mercy even when we have been wronged or hurt by someone else. It is important for us to remember that Allah is merciful and forgiving so we should strive to emulate this quality in our own lives as well. We must also remember that no matter how much someone has wronged us, it does not give us an excuse to act out in anger or hatred towards them; rather we should strive for forgiveness and understanding instead.

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