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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 244

12. Dealing with people cheerfully

الأدب المفرد

12/123 Chapter:

Excusing and pardoning people

بَابُ الْعَفْوِ وَالصَّفْحِ عَنِ النَّاسِ

244
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلامٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ‏:‏ ‏{‏خُذِ الْعَفْوَ‏}‏ وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ، قَالَ‏:‏ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَمَرَ بِهَا أَنْ تُؤْخَذَ إِلاَّ مِنْ أَخْلاَقِ النَّاسِ، وَاللَّهِ لَآخُذَنَّهَا مِنْهُمْ مَا صَحِبْتُهُمْ‏.‏
Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr said on the minbar, "Make allowances for people and command what is right and turn away from the ignorant."
(7:199) He said, "By Allah, we are only commanded by this ayat to accept people's character. By Allah, I will accept people's character as long as I am with them."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 244
In-book : Book 12, Hadith 7
English translation : Book 12, Hadith 244